Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:05:23 +0000 From: Xian <ian@codepad.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange foreign connections Message-ID: <200502031105.23162.ian@codepad.net> In-Reply-To: <42010776.2050908@Bomgardner.net> References: <42010776.2050908@Bomgardner.net>
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On Wednesday 02 February 2005 17:01, Gene wrote: > While running netstat I found these entries: > > Active Internet connections (including servers) > Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) > tcp4 0 0 localhost.52730 undernet1.blueyo.ircd > ESTABLISHED > tcp4 0 0 localhost.52398 minotor.spale.co.ircd > ESTABLISHED > tcp4 0 0 localhost.60635 bagan2.srce.hr.ircd > ESTABLISHED > > > The foreign addresses all show ircd at the end, but there is no irc > clients or servers running and irc ports are blocked at the firewall. > Does anyone have any idea what might be going on here? > > Gene Should anything foreign be connecting to localhost? All my foreign connections go from the machines IP in the LAN. -- /Xian "Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing." Albert Einstein
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