Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:19:17 +0100 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: Peter Brezny <peter@skyrunner.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suspicious traffic Message-ID: <20011213151917.B68324@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <NEBBIGLHNDFEJMMIEGOOCENOEFAA.peter@skyrunner.net>; from peter@skyrunner.net on Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 09:17:25AM -0500 References: <NEBBIGLHNDFEJMMIEGOOCENOEFAA.peter@skyrunner.net>
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On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 09:17:25AM -0500, Peter Brezny wrote: > Could someone please tell me what this traffic is all about? > > > ipfw: 400 Deny UDP 0.0.0.0:68 255.255.255.255:67 in via dc0 See /etc/services: this is a computer trying to find it's boot server. This is done via a broadcast to all computers on the same network to find listening boot servers (which listen on port 67). Unless you are running a boot server yourself, you don't need to worry about this. HTH, --Stijn -- I really hate this damned machine I wish that they would sell it. It never does quite what I want But only what I tell it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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