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Date:      Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:19:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Mark Hartley <mark@work.drapple.com>
To:        Kris Anderson <ohshutup@zdnetmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: IPF rule response
Message-ID:  <XFMail.010622151913.mark@work.drapple.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010622220312.PZQH9852.mta11.onebox.com@onebox.com>

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On 22-Jun-01 Kris Anderson wrote:
> Howdy folks,
> 
> I've got a rule in my ipf that is reporting the following to syslog
> 
> <private_if>: <2>Jun 22 14:51:34 /kernel: ipfw: 3 Deny TCP 195.224.212.72:21
> <public_if>:21 in via rl0
> 
> I have limited understanding but it looks like that some bonehead on
> the 195. network is doing some sort of goofy ftp thing to my public_if,
> almost as if it was ftp relaying.
> 
> Could somebody unconfuse me as to what this means?
> 
> Thanks.
> 

I get that frequently.  My take on it is that it is someone trying to bypass a
firewall rule that allows anything from port 21, which some people's firewalls
are set to do (since ftp is such a pain to firewall)

Mark.


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