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Date:      Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:57:20 +0100
From:      Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: does this error message mean anything bad?
Message-ID:  <fos505$ms8$1@ger.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <47B195EF.9060603@gmail.com>
References:  <47B195EF.9060603@gmail.com>

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Aryeh M. Friedman wrote:
> Limiting closed port RST response from 266 to 200 packets/second.

It usually means someone (on a fast or local network) is doing a
portscan or a similar activity on the machine. In itself, it's nothing
bad, but it depends on your opinion about portscans.

But it can also mean that a often-used service on the machine (like http
or a database server) is down and you're getting a lot of failed
connection requests from clients.


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