Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 14:48:01 +0100 From: "Greg Quinlan" <greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk> To: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Server trying to connect to Port 113 Message-ID: <013a01bea5ec$0a572220$380051c2@greg.qmpgmc.ac.uk>
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Thanks So will it effect anything by opening port 113? ...(getting 2000 or so log entries from the same server) Greg (ps. Remember to reply all, not on the list) -----Original Message----- From: Jan B. Koum <jkb@best.com> To: Greg Quinlan <greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk>; freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: 23 May 1999 12:55 Subject: Re: Server trying to connect to Port 113 >On Fri, May 21, 1999 at 09:31:37AM +0100, Greg Quinlan <greg@qmpgmc.ac.uk> wrote: >> I am not on the mailing list so please include me in your reply. >> >> Can someone explain what this remote system is trying to do? >> >> May 21 09:22:14 amanda /kernel: ipfw: 24110 Deny TCP <their ip>:1937 <our >> ip>:113 in via fxp1 >> May 21 09:22:35 amanda last message repeated 3 times >> >> Extract from /etc/services >> >> auth 113/tcp ident tap #Authentication Service >> auth 113/udp ident tap #Authentication Service >> >> Greg > > Might be sendmail on <their ip> going back into your box to get >ident info. Or this might be provoced by something else - like tcp >wrappers, irc, etc, etc... > >-- Yan > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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