I've always thought it interesting to have a machine automatically portscan an ip 
address that it detects is scanning it. 
 

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 10:44:40PM -0800, Michael Smith wrote:
> That's what I do--just reject all packets from the suspect box.  That way, I don't 
>have to worry about it too much.  There's also the capability to run an external 
>script.  The Debian version of portsentry
> has a big disclaimer about how this is not recommended, since it is destructive. and 
>just plain wrong.  Let your conscience be your guide, heh heh.
> 
> Cory Petkovsek wrote:
> 
> > Portsentry should be default configured to just drop packets.  This will produce 
>the same affect as redirecting to a non existent IP.  Yet, you don't have to worry 
>about that IP being used in the future.
> >
> 
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