On Fri, 24 May 2002 19:19:47 -0500 "J. Craig Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Femme, you need to talk to us. Am I the only one that feels your > postings are somewhat cryptic. Are you being hit with an ddos type of > attack? Why, if I might ask, are your running a ftp service using > windows? Anyone here could refer you to many sites that would advise > you against such an activity. Are you saying that you run your netbios > on the internet, and what is a "g/f*". Maybe it is just me that is out > to lunch but if you want some help, you will need to be a bit more > forthcoming.... > > drjung > Sorry i forget my shorthand isn't used by all. I'm running a small ftp for people on windows because thats all I knew, until recently finding Linux. Linux is perfectly capable of doing this but i don't know how to use an ftp server in it. So, I use windows for now. Its a small ftp server using "Serv-U" as the server itself. As for Netbios, whats happening is my logs say someone is trying to get through to it. Don't know why. I thought it was because I share a hard drive with my girlfriend at home on a 3 computer LAN. I'm behind a firewall called zone alarm, and it logs any connect attempts rather thoroughly. I also have a log analyzing program that tells me what the logs mean, who's IP it was that tried to connect, type of connection logged, etc. What I want is simply to run a small ftp server for ppl on these lists & for close friends to connect to for documents & music. Windows until the last 3 or 4 days, has done a fine job of it. However in the last few days I've been getting knocked off line for whatever reason, and I suspect its because of this ftp thats up & running. Its the only plausible explanation I have other than my ISP is screwing up. I did call the ISP to see if there were any problems & the automated service they use told me there seem to be none in my area. Today I booted into linux, setup teh Bastille firewall & made it pretty secure against outside interference. I'm hoping that if it is a hacker/cracker trying to gain entry, bastille will log the attempts more thoroughly so I may find out what to do. If its just my isp I'm hoping that will be logged as well somehow. I also hope if it is a cracker trying to get in, Bastille will do a better job of stopping them & I won't get knocked offline as was happening in Windows. Sorry if I haven't been very clear, been on painkillers for two days. Today is the first day I've got a clearer mind & I hope this explanation suffices for you Dr.Jung *s*. Thx for your help, if you can offer any on how to setup a small ftp (or something) to do what I need it to do. Femme
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