From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 27 05:50:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 E9BDE16A41F for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:50:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imran@darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk) Received: from darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk (darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk [202.59.74.139]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61B2543D70 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:49:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from imran@darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk) Received: from darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k2R4Sfej008391 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:28:46 +0500 (PKT) (envelope-from imran@darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk) Received: (from imran@localhost) by darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id k2R4SX0Q008390 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:28:33 +0500 (PKT) (envelope-from imran) Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:28:33 +0500 (PKT) From: Imran Imtiaz Message-Id: <200603270428.k2R4SX0Q008390@darkstar.thelakecity.com.pk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: what does this message means X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:50:12 -0000 I got the following in my daily security check logs. what does it mean? Mar 26 14:27:17 darkstar sshd[90821]: reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for genesis-27-156-16-del.genesipr.com failed - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT! Mar 26 14:27:22 darkstar sshd[90823]: reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for genesis-27-156-16-del.genesipr.com failed - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT! Mar 26 14:27:26 darkstar sshd[90825]: reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for genesis-27-156-16-del.genesipr.com failed - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT! Mar 26 14:27:30 darkstar sshd[90827]: reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for genesis-27-156-16-del.genesipr.com failed - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT! Mar 26 14:27:35 darkstar sshd[90836]: reverse mapping checking getaddrinfo for genesis-27-156-16-del.genesipr.com failed - POSSIBLE BREAKIN ATTEMPT! regards, Imran