Check out Abacus PortSentry if you're looking for pretty good portscanning detection software. He also does a log scanner and a host protection scanner.
http://www.psionic.org/ On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Mark Wagnon wrote: > Hi all: > > I'm looking at Firewall and Security listing on Freshmeat, but I > have no idea what I should consider installing to tighten up my box. > My immediate goal is to not allow anything into or out of my home > network, unless it happens to be for email/news, ftp to other sites, > and Internet browsing. > > I've been lurking in a few lists, and I keep reading about port > scans, so I'd like to learn more about them, and how to detect/log > them, etc. > > The only thing I recognize is tripwire, and that from reading it in > few posts, but it appears to be available only in rpm format, and as > source only. > > Also, IIRC, I should compile security related software on my machine > since one isn't to trust a binary from an external source. Is this > correct? > > I'm off to read the Security HOWTO > > 'nite! > -- > ( __ _ > Mark Wagnon ) Debian GNU/ -o) / / (_)__ __ ____ __ > Chula Vista, CA ( /\\/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) www.debian.org _\_v____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Nate Duehr - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Support Amateur Radio & Linux! | | Private Pilot, Telephony Engineer | Ham Callsign: N0NTZ | | UNIX Hack, Perl Hack, Tech-Freak | Grid Square: DM79 | | | "May the Source be with you." | +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | HamRadio and Linux mailing lists available for interested parties: | | http://www.natetech.com/mailman/listinfo | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
