karl- i'm glad that you sent the email but you did scare the bajeebahs out of me! :) i was just working out some last minute details with the planet lab group for the 2.5.0 release when i saw your message.
don't be so hard on yourself. better safe than sorry. -matt Today, Karl Kopper wrote forth saying... > > Arrghhh.... sorry for the panic... my stupid mistake. I hang my head in > shame. > > --Karl > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steven > > Wagner > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:15 PM > > To: ganglia-general@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Ganglia-general] Ganglia is not secure. (WOLF!) > > > > > > Cripes, way to freak out the developers. I hope you never see "The > > Adventures of Pluto Nash" on an airplane, otherwise you might loudly > > declare that you just saw a bomb. :P > > > > This is normal behavior - 239.2.11.71 is a multicast address. Ganglia's > > entire metric transmission system is based around sending data via IP > > multicasting. In all likelihood, the traffic isn't even making it past > > your firewall. > > > > You are of course free to set up iptables or other equipment on your > > network to inspect and/or block multicast packets as you see fit. > > > > Please consult the following HOWTO or Google for more information. > > > > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Multicast-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.1 > > > > Karl Kopper wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I'm new to ganglia and new to the list, but I've loaded gmond > > on my systems > > > and found the following: > > > > > > # netstat -apn | grep gmond > > > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:8649 0.0.0.0:* > > LISTEN > > > 665/gmond > > > udp 0 0 172.24.150.93:32769 239.2.11.71:8649 > > > ESTABLISHED 665/gmond > > > udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:8649 0.0.0.0:* > > > 665/gmond > > > > > > I have nothing to do with 239.2.11.71 why would they have an established > > > connection through my firewall to my servers? > > > > > > --Karl > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: AMD - Your access to the experts > > > on Hammer Technology! Open Source & Linux Developers, register now > > > for the AMD Developer Symposium. Code: EX8664 > > > http://www.developwithamd.com/developerlab > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ganglia-general mailing list > > > Ganglia-general@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: AMD - Your access to the experts > > on Hammer Technology! Open Source & Linux Developers, register now > > for the AMD Developer Symposium. Code: EX8664 > > http://www.developwithamd.com/developerlab > > _______________________________________________ > > Ganglia-general mailing list > > Ganglia-general@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: AMD - Your access to the experts > on Hammer Technology! Open Source & Linux Developers, register now > for the AMD Developer Symposium. Code: EX8664 > http://www.developwithamd.com/developerlab > _______________________________________________ > Ganglia-general mailing list > Ganglia-general@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general >
