Rémi Guyomarch wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 06:48:42AM -0400, Ted Sikora wrote: > > I have stable on both cable and dsl. The following message (rpc.statd: > > invalid hostname to sm_stat: ^X÷ÿ¿^X÷ÿ¿^) > > has been a mainstay in stable for some time. I have 2 nic cards in the > > machines. Do I need the 'options BRIDGE' in the kernel? I just set up a > > firewall and that did not eliminate the messages. > > Someone is trying the Linux rpc.statd remote root exploit on your > machine. AFAIK it's harmless on your FreeBSD box. How can I protect my Linux machines? The messages have appeared there occasionally too. > > If you have implemented a firewall, be sure to use the "default-deny" > method (ie deny everything and only let pass the things you actually > use). I bet you don't want to provide NFS services to everyone on the > earth... > That's what I did. /kernel: IP packet filtering initialized, divert enabled, rule-based forwarding disabled, default to deny, logging limited to 100 packets/entry by default -- Ted Sikora [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
