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Date:      Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:39:42 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Donald Burr <dburr@Powered-By.AC>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD Security <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: umountall requests - what does this all mean?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908091639070.1164-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908072318260.17102-100000@60-Hz.Powered-By.AC>

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On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Donald Burr wrote:

> I keep getting log messages similar to these:
> 
> Aug  7 19:04:49 60-Hz mountd[150]: umountall request from 207.71.226.193 from unprivileged port
> Aug  7 19:04:53 60-Hz mountd[150]: umountall request from 207.71.226.193 from unprivileged port
> Aug  7 19:47:59 60-Hz mountd[150]: umountall request from 207.71.226.193 from unprivileged port
> Aug  7 19:48:03 60-Hz mountd[150]: umountall request from 207.71.226.193 from unprivileged port
> 
> 207.71.226.193 is the IP addressed assigned to me by my ADSL provider, so
> I can only assume that these packets are coming in through the ADSL modem.
> 
> What do these messages mean, and should I be worried about them?  And how
> do I block them?

What IP is 60-Hz?  

It's probably another machine trying to dismount partitions and mountd
doesn't recognize it.  Probably harmless.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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