From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Aug 23 11:55:43 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD14516A4CE
	for <questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:55:43 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from usenet.ath.cx (1-1-1-38a.far.sth.bostream.se [82.182.32.53])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1C9743D1D
	for <questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:55:42 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from bernt@bah.homeip.net)
Received: from [10.0.0.3] (reader.usenet.ath.cx [10.0.0.3])
	by usenet.ath.cx (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7NBtcVJ038821;
	Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:55:39 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from bernt@bah.homeip.net)
Message-ID: <4129DB51.3050605@bah.homeip.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:56:01 +0200
From: "B.Hansson" <bernt@bah.homeip.net>
User-Agent: Thunderbird 0.7.3 svSE FreeBSD-4.10-STABLE
X-Accept-Language: sv, en-us, en
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: misterb@bmyster.com, questions@freebsd.org
References: <1103.65.175.134.2.1092834260.squirrel@new.host.name>
In-Reply-To: <1103.65.175.134.2.1092834260.squirrel@new.host.name>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Subject: Re: help!?!?  portmap , what is it used for ?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:55:43 -0000

Brent Bailey skrev:

> forgive me for posting this twice...i forgot what email address is allowd
> on this list...anywho..

Well it's your lucky day!

> Im running a freebsd 4.10 and the other morning i noticed this in my
> "ps -ax" output.


> 13560  ??  Is     0:00.00 portmap 218.49.183.17


> Now ive denied portmap from /etc/hosts.allow ...however accrding to the
> above ps listing ...this IP managed to make a connection to portmap ..
> what portmap used for ?? and does this mean the box has been compromised ?


> thank you in advance for any help

man portmap


PORTMAP(8)              FreeBSD System Manager's Manual 
PORTMAP(8)

NAME
      portmap -- RPC program,version to DARPA port mapper

SYNOPSIS
      portmap [-d] [-v] [-h bindip]

DESCRIPTION
      Portmap is a server that converts RPC program numbers into DARPA 
protocol
      port numbers.  It must be running in order to make RPC calls.