Re: smurfing
Samuel Gordon-Stewart <smoothwallsamuel-/[email protected]> Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:25:04 -0700 (PDT)
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--- Pietro Leone <[email protected]> wrote: > Hallo, ntop server inside my network send me this > log (it was longer): > 2004-10-06 12:57:43 ALARM smurfing > 192.168.1.3->239.255.255.253 [ICMP_ECHO] <A few million similar entries snipped> > I know what is a smurf attack, but I was supposed to > be protected by my > smoothie, so why this log? If you look closely, the ICMP Echo is going FROM 192.168.1.3 TO 239.255.255.253. SW protects internal networks from the internet, not the other way around. samuel ===== I must be really old in dog years! Listen to my lovely music www.thefunkyasylum.com/notnice.mp3 Protect your network www.smoothwall.org _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ gpl mailing list [email protected] http://lists.smoothwall.org/mailman/listinfo/gpl SmoothWall Stash - Buy Our Stuff! http://cafepress.com/smoothwall