Re: Understanding logwatch

2011-12-26 Thread Timothy Murphy
Tim wrote: >> - iptables firewall Begin >> >> Dropped 6 packets on interface eth0 >>From 87.230.101.22 - 1 packet to tcp(25) >>From 124.229.7.16 - 3 packets to tcp(25) >>From 190.2.0.221 - 2 packets to tcp(25) >> >>

Re: Understanding logwatch

2011-12-24 Thread JB
Tim yahoo.com.au> writes: > ... > > **Unmatched Entries** > > nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(173) > > Error - should be sent to WINS server : 564 Time(s) > ... > The error tells you that something is trying to ask it to identify a > network name, but a WINS ser

Re: Understanding logwatch

2011-12-24 Thread Tim
On Sat, 2011-12-24 at 12:50 +, Timothy Murphy wrote: > - iptables firewall Begin > > Dropped 6 packets on interface eth0 >From 87.230.101.22 - 1 packet to tcp(25) >From 124.229.7.16 - 3 packets to tcp(25) >From 190.2.0.221 - 2 packets

Understanding logwatch

2011-12-24 Thread Timothy Murphy
I skip through logwatch on a couple of machines each day, to see if any disasters have occurred. But I don't really understand many of the entries, or rather their significance. Eg today: - iptables firewall Begin Dropped 6 packets on interface eth0