>>>>> "Eugene" == Eugene Tyurin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Eugene> On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 09:23:56AM -0400, Rick Pasotto wrote:
>> I've gotten the same sort of message. It appears in the lpr.log and
>> syslog. I think it's an internal problem and not an attack from outside.
Eugene> Portsentry didn't detect anything. I briefly looked at
Eugene> the config files for lprng, and it looks like they leave
Eugene> lpd listening to outside connections. So, yes, it looks
Eugene> like somebody was trying to mess with my lpd - this is why
Eugene> portsentry didn't pick up on it. So, meanwhile I just
Eugene> purged lprng as I found myself not printing anything for
Eugene> the past few months.
Check out snort... if this attack is a known one, it would have told you what
kind. (It's an IDS, and includes portscan detection).
Bye, J
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