On 01/13/2011 12:00 PM, Bluejay Adametz wrote: <snip> bluejay,
thank you for reply; > Something like: > > -A OUTPUT -d nnn.ip.addr.nnn -p all -j REJECT this is true. > added to your /etc/sysconfig/iptables file and a restart of iptables > ought to block access to the specified IP address. located it with 'locate iptables' just after post of "Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:44:27 +0000" > But that's just covering up the root cause. this is most true. after a little 'head scratching' and 'brain smoke', i did some more checking and found that what was going on was 2 of add-ons installed where 'calling home' to see say hello and see what was new. please see post of "Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:43:16 +0000" for what i found. as yet, i have not taken time to track down second url. thanks again. >> From change comes tomorrow. sunset is the dawn of a new tomorrow. -- peace out. tc.hago, g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****
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