Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:01:57 +0100 From: Marc Silver <marc.silver@uk.easynet.net> To: Grant Cooper <grant.cooper@nucleus.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: port scanner found my SMTP / SSH is up and I didn't put them there!!!! Message-ID: <20020724120157.GA90693@uk.easynet.net> In-Reply-To: <006201c23307$bd8fa2d0$2afececd@TCOOPER> References: <200207240830.g6O8UJt23230@splat.grant.org> <006201c23307$bd8fa2d0$2afececd@TCOOPER>
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Hi there, On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 05:46:25AM -0600, Grant Cooper wrote: > I used a port scanner on my server just to check things out. I wasn't > expecting this. Port 22 (ssh) and port (25) SMTP are up. I looked in > /etc/inetd.conf and SMTP is comented out. SMTP is not controlled via /etc/inetd.conf. See /etc/rc.conf (and /etc/defaults/rc.conf) for more information on how to disable this. You can also disable ssh via this method. > I created a webmailer and sure enough, all my e-mail was recieved but > not sent out. If this isn't a default set up i've been compramised. :( > I don't even know how to use ssh yet. The only reason I noticed this > is because I was setting up my firewall using IPFW. These services usually run by default on newly installed FreeBSD machines. Did you specifically disable them, or is this a newly installed machine which you've now noticed has open ports? :) If it's just a new install you have nothing to worry about, since these run by default on most installations. - Marc -- Marc Silver - Systems Developer http://www.easynet.net/ Phone: +44 20 7032 2064 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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