At 10:35 am +0000 6/12/01, Ben Liddicott wrote:
>Port 81 is the port used by the admin interface. The thing to do is 
>check the IPs that are connected. They should all be either you
>or your customers...

they're not. there's only one client on that machine and none of 
those ips are it. that's why i was concerned. so it is a sign of 
something sinister going on, would you say?

i don't mind completely closing port 81, but i had been trying to 
keep the admin interface reasonably relevant for the day someone else 
has to maintain the machine.

thanks

will


>Cheers,
>Ben Liddicott
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "william ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>>  i'm not very up on netstat and its output, so i'd be very glad if
>>  someone could tell me whether to worry or not. i'm puzzled to see a
>>  lot of connections to :81 in the output. most are closed (about 50)
>>  but several appear to be open.
>>
>>  (this is in addition to the five or six www connections one would expect).
>>
>>  i was investigating the fact that the admin interface has stopped
>>  responding, if that sheds any light. it certainly adds to my anxiety
>>  :(
>>
>>  portsentry is running, and in quite a paranoid state, but i've never
>>  interfered much with (or, indeed, used) the admin interface or port
>>  81.
>
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