Re: Newbie and scan attack

2002-04-26 Thread Keith G. Murphy
DSC Siltec wrote: > [cut] > > One scan attack attacked my proxy server's proxy port, from 1031,1032, > 1033,1034, 1035... and expired about 8 minutes later. > [cut] > > I also have a windows system -- and, sometimes using the same network > connection [manual plug-over] a macintosh, and it is

Re: * Newbie and scan attack

2002-04-25 Thread Donald R. Spoon
DSC Siltec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a bit of a problem: I just installed Woody on a dual-boot box, got KDE and all up and running, and very soon found that I was losing my connection. I inquired as to why, and I was told I was being cut off because my computer was scan-attacking t

Re: Newbie and scan attack

2002-04-25 Thread Rich Rudnick
On Thu, 2002-04-25 at 12:04, craigw wrote: > > > > > > Okay, here's the kicker question: How can I, as a newbie, track this > > > down > > > and root it out, and clean my system? > > > > > > Also, is there a way I can do it without spending days at it, learning? > > Sounds like you don't h

Re: Newbie and scan attack

2002-04-25 Thread craigw
On Thu Apr 25, 2002 at 02:28:56PM -0400, Shawn McMahon wrote: > begin DSC Siltec quotation: > > > > Okay, here's the kicker question: How can I, as a newbie, track this > > down > > and root it out, and clean my system? > > > > Also, is there a way I can do it without spending days at it, le

Re: Newbie and scan attack

2002-04-25 Thread Shawn McMahon
begin DSC Siltec quotation: > > Okay, here's the kicker question: How can I, as a newbie, track this > down > and root it out, and clean my system? > > Also, is there a way I can do it without spending days at it, learning? You want us to distill security administration into an email? Pay

Re: Newbie and scan attack

2002-04-25 Thread DSC Siltec
afj wrote: > > to the best of my knowledge the services you mentioned are almost all > passive. > even those like htdig shouldn't generate this sort of behaviour. > > there are many others which could : nmap, amap, pnscan to name a few Okay, here's the kicker question: How can I, as a newbie,

Re: Newbie and scan attack

2002-04-25 Thread afj
to the best of my knowledge the services you mentioned are almost all passive. even those like htdig shouldn't generate this sort of behaviour. there are many others which could : nmap, amap, pnscan to name a few - Original Message - From: "DSC Siltec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thurs