Hrm how do you monitor what ports are scanned on linux 6.2 what log is that
secure or messages? i cant seem to find it anywhere
Bill Wheatley
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:56 AM
Subject: RE: (Admin) Stop!!!
> A port scanner is software that can typically be set to analyze a range of
> ports on a given IP address or range of addresses. I used to use one
fairly
> frequently on an enterprise network I administered, looking for things
like
> unauthorized web & FTP servers, etc. A knowledgeable individual could use
> one to scan for open ports on a given network address, to help find
> vulnerabilities they can exploit to gain access. As has been posted here
> previously, port scanning happens frequently; people will scan ranges of
> addresses just snooping around. Most network administrators I know don't
> generally view a port scan as a direct assault or precursor to an assault,
> but I can see where "those other guys" are getting their knickers in a
> twist. They may have noticed an increase in the frequency of scans lately
> (which would be a big-time attention grabber), or (much more likely), they
> only recently ever bothered to watch for port scans, saw some, and flipped
> out. Oh, and by the way... it's usually pretty trivial to determine the
> source of a port scan, unless the person doing the scanning actually knows
> what they are doing. That's not usually the case these days, though.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kola Oyedeji [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 7:18 AM
> > To: Fusebox
> > Subject: RE: (Admin) Stop!!!
> >
> >
> > for us newbies ..
> >
> > what exactly are port scans anyway.?
>
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