Expect it to happen. I run port scans not only against the students, but against faculty and staff as well. Part of my job is to examine the network for potential vulnerabilities. Since student computers sit within a part of the network that has a higher level of trust than the Internet, it's important that we know what is out there. It's not meant to harrass or even check for P2P or other programs; it's simply a vulnerability assessment for us.
Greg Greg Francis Gonzaga University Sr. System Administrator Spokane Washington [EMAIL PROTECTED] 509-323-6896 On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Tohru Watanabe wrote: > Hello, > > I am a graduate student living on-campus at a University. I recently > noticed that Snort has been detecting portscans of my computer from the > Academic Computing folks. I've seen Syn scans, Xmas scans, UDP scans, and > Fin Scans. I told my friends living on-campus and was told that they've > been portscanned by the AC people several times as well. > We abide by the AUP so I'm wondering whether this is a general practice to > locate those running servers or who not abide by the AUP. I've seen > several threads from University Computing staff at other Universities and > was wondering what their policies regarding running portscans on student > computers were. Thanks in advance. > > Tohru Watanabe, CCNA > >
