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Re: /var/log/syslog entries



On Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 11:57:32AM -0700, Matthew Thompson wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm getting TONS of this:
> 
> Jun 12 06:36:03 doma kernel: Packet log: input REJECT eth0 PROTO=17
> 216.39.146.44:513 216.39.146.255:513 L=88 S=0x00 I=56673 F=0x0000 T=64
> (#5)
> Jun 12 06:39:03 doma kernel: Packet log: input REJECT eth0 PROTO=17
> 216.39.146.44:513 216.39.146.255:513 L=88 S=0x00 I=56686 F=0x0000 T=64
> (#5)
> 
> ...in /var/log/syslog (running potato with ipchains over 2 NIC's).  Is
> this common for a firewall with strong rules, or do I have something
> amiss?

It's common.  Looks like 216.39.146.44 is running whod (found in the
debian package rwhod).  This daemon broadcasts information to other
servers on the subnet (216.39.146.255 is a broadcast unless your local
admin is as weird as I am).

PROTO 17 == udp
port 513/udp is who according to /etc/services.

I see loads of crap on my cable-modem gateway at home.

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