Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:14:27 +0100 From: Ceri <ceri@techsupport.co.uk> To: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> Cc: Michael MacKinnon <mackinnon.m@home.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: @home DNS server seems to be scanning my ports? Message-ID: <20010927121427.A1038@cartman.private.techsupport.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3BB22965.9AAEA6AB@owt.com>; from kstewart@owt.com on Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 12:15:49PM -0700 References: <20010926131955.2B95537B418@hub.freebsd.org> <20010926131955.2B95537B418@hub.freebsd.org> <5.0.2.1.0.20010926121341.00a5de40@netmail.home.com> <3BB22965.9AAEA6AB@owt.com>
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On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 12:15:49PM -0700, Kent Stewart said:
> Michael MacKinnon wrote:
> >
> > I keep getting these messages on my freebsd system:
> >
> > "Connection attempt to UDP <my IP>:X from 24.69.255.196:53
Oh, I get complaints like this everyday - I normally bin them.
> > Does anyone know what these might be from? Is there a problem here?
> > Is the problem mine or my ISPs? Any way to fix it?
>
> Yes, deny their ip address. You aren't supposed to be running a server
> and they are testing for it. I have a friend in Oceanside that is
> scanned the same way.
Umm, no. Don't do that.
This is their DNS server answering queries that you have made.
A little knowledge is certainly a dangerous thing.
> > Tech Support said that it was the DHCP server trying to renew, but would
> > that be on port 53?
They are clueless.
Ceri
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