> >Reviewed the firewall log this morning and discovered that many IRIX
based
> >(SGI) workstations (source) are using sunrpc service to talk to
> >xxx.xxx.xxx.255 (destination). Is sunrpc standing for SUN RPC?, but
these
> >are IRIX boxes! What is sunrpc?
> >
> >Is there a way to turn off the broadcast of these workstations?
> >
>
>
> There are two camps of RPC out there.
>
> SUN rpc (also called ONC RPC)
> Microsoft RPC.
>
> Most unix boxes use the former.
>
> Do you know what RPC service it is using? A good protocol
> analyzer should break it down further.
If it's indicated 'SUN RPC' it must be port 111. MS's RPC endpoint mapper
(aka 'DCE endpoint resolution') uses port 135.
Enno Rey
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