Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 09:22:59 -0600 From: "John P. Goodman" <jpgood@eece.unm.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: <37AEF253.7A3403C0@eece.unm.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908072318260.17102-100000@60-Hz.Powered-By.AC>
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Donald, I'm am by no means a unix guru but you might want to start checking for intrusions into your system. This site will help: http://www.cert.org/nav/recovering.html Hopefully I'm just being paranoid and nothing happened. But I would definitely start there and eliminate the possiblity. good luck --john 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? > > Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks! > > Donald Burr <dburr@Powered-By.AC> WEB: http://www.Powered-By.AC/ > PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 Tel:(805)957-9666 FAX:(800)492-5954 > Member and software developer with The FreBSD Project - http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ > *** FreeBSD *** A FREE, 32 Bit UNIX OS for PC's -- The Power to Serve! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message -- John Paul Goodman EECE Computer Support Staff Member Room# 213, Phone# 277-3934 --Gravity is a myth, the Earth sucks. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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