On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:50:02 +0000 Antony Gelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 03:43:15PM -0600, Rthoreau wrote: > > Hello: fellow Debian users > > > > I was going over my router logs and noticed that I am getting port > > scanned from my ISP, this has been happening for a while but I > > haven't had the time to look into it untill now. I did a basic > > whois on the IP address and they show that it is my ISP, the > > destination is a DNS server that belongs to my ISP. > > > > Looks like a ping (ICMP type 8). Where do you get port scanning from? > FWIW, I think that blocking pings via a firewall isn't recommended, > but not sure why. > > A You also get helpstaff at ISPs keeping you talking on line, while they play games because they've learnt a little bit, and are bored out of their skulls. This has happened to me. He let too much slip in the conversation while he was playing. Script kiddies. Regards, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
