Hi, can somebody explain this messages from my log file, the xxx.xxx.xxx.110 is an alias address to the machine, and there is a web site on it. The weird thing is that this messages always start at 17:45 EST Is there anything that can be done on the boarder router to stop this.
Feb 9 17:44:00 brown kernel: Warning: possible SYN flood from 152.163.194.219 on xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80. Sending cookies . Feb 9 17:44:00 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.194.219:59561, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1662666217) Feb 9 17:44:02 brown kernel: validated probe(141.225.47.124:1504, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1095815834) Feb 9 17:44:02 brown kernel: validated probe(207.115.33.121:1095, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 475122559) Feb 9 17:44:09 brown kernel: validated probe(167.142.17.159:2915, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1292039757) Feb 9 17:44:17 brown kernel: validated probe(206.171.250.10:1176, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1122366280) Feb 9 17:44:26 brown kernel: validated probe(194.74.254.61:1676, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 902713201) Feb 9 17:44:34 brown kernel: validated probe(198.163.126.160:1330, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1546263976) Feb 9 17:44:42 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.195.242:3985, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -94140596) Feb 9 17:44:46 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.195.240:36305, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1823194271) Feb 9 17:44:57 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.195.89:47919, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -329957286) Feb 9 17:45:01 brown kernel: Warning: possible SYN flood from 206.251.87.100 on xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80. Sending cookies. Feb 9 17:45:01 brown kernel: validated probe(206.251.87.100:1209, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1815313807) Feb 9 17:45:08 brown kernel: validated probe(198.150.173.48:4425, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1116936921) Feb 9 17:45:24 brown kernel: validated probe(194.95.223.100:1481, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -213073648) Feb 9 17:45:24 brown kernel: validated probe(129.187.13.89:8718, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1219587515) Feb 9 17:45:39 brown kernel: validated probe(208.210.71.128:1268, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -782135885) Feb 9 17:45:42 brown kernel: validated probe(40.33.1.12:57740, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -272567534) Feb 9 17:45:43 brown kernel: validated probe(32.96.60.208:2156, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -2075912066) Feb 9 17:45:47 brown kernel: validated probe(196.7.191.18:3851, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1120599406) Feb 9 17:45:54 brown kernel: validated probe(38.176.239.9:1251, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -920238982) Feb 9 17:45:54 brown kernel: validated probe(206.50.127.143:1085, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 919765144) Feb 9 17:45:56 brown kernel: validated probe(206.206.120.114:1211, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1997225313) Feb 9 17:45:58 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.195.104:16976, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 754471455) Feb 9 17:45:58 brown kernel: validated probe(153.34.23.24:1806, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -454878956) Feb 13 22:43:18 brown kernel: Warning: possible SYN flood from 12.67.69.166 on xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80. Sending cookies. Feb 13 22:43:19 brown kernel: validated probe(12.67.69.166:1264, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -826865809) Feb 13 22:43:33 brown kernel: validated probe(202.161.228.2:3173, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -991330776) Feb 13 22:43:53 brown kernel: validated probe(209.94.100.120:1909, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1695798083) Feb 13 22:43:58 brown kernel: validated probe(141.142.121.5:2345, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1197210643) Feb 13 22:43:58 brown kernel: validated probe(192.52.106.30:2972, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 1765572269) Feb 13 22:44:38 brown kernel: Warning: possible SYN flood from 152.163.204.6 on xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80. Sending cookies. Feb 13 22:44:38 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.204.6:12373, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1511816429) Feb 13 22:44:58 brown kernel: validated probe(205.152.121.23:2412, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1978314132) Feb 13 22:45:03 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.197.36:25867, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, 278637994) Feb 13 22:45:13 brown kernel: validated probe(208.192.148.226:1047, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -245737043) Feb 13 22:45:16 brown kernel: validated probe(152.163.201.7:39418, xxx.xxx.xxx.110:80, -1382976980) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .