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Date:      Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:37:13 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        Ryan Breding <rbreding@drizzle.theriver.nu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: UDP Connections to port 512
Message-ID:  <20001127183713.B5103@buffy.local>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011262244340.51961-100000@drizzle.theriver.nu>; from rbreding@drizzle.theriver.nu on Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 10:44:59PM -0600
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011262244340.51961-100000@drizzle.theriver.nu>

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On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 10:44:59PM -0600, Ryan Breding wrote:
> I keep getting these messages in the /var/log/message output:
> 
> Nov 25 15:12:30 drizzle /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 127.0.0.1:512
> from 127.0.0.1:2844
> Nov 25 15:13:54 drizzle /kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 127.0.0.1:512
> from 127.0.0.1:2851
> 
> 
> I have checked on the UDP connections to port 512 and it seems that it is
> "biff".  Is there a setting to turn biff off or am I on the wrong trail
> ?  I dont see biff running in the process list.
> 
biff n

will turn it off

or disable service "comsat" in inetd.conf

Cliff


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