If the offending IP address is a.b.c.d, try:
whois [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Follow the links to EUNET, AUNET or APNIC if necessary. From my
experience, very high chances of it being either China or Romania.
-- Raju
>>>>> "Kilaru" == Kilaru Sambaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kilaru> Hi All,
Kilaru> We are using RHL 6.2 as proxy server. The proxy
Kilaru> software is Squid. It is giving some problems on dual
Kilaru> processor intel machine. We are facing some problems with
Kilaru> security. We found some entries in /etc/passwd file with
Kilaru> uid 0. I found the originating ip address. Is it possible
Kilaru> to find which country or ISP it belongs. ( I tried with
Kilaru> nslookup and it is not able to find.)
Kilaru> What are the security holes can linux have? Any
Kilaru> pointers?
Kilaru> TIA, Sambaiah Kilaru.
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Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
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