Hackers on the web

Andrei Smirnov <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.morlug
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I am running a RH7.2 server at home as a gateway to Adelphia's cable
Internet. I recently checked the logs and found a huge number of root
access attempts. I did not really see any suspicious things happening on
that computer except once the external network card disconnected by itself
(that is, somehow did 'ifdown eth1'), but I am not 100% sure if it wasn't
something I accidentally triggered.

My question is: is there a way to check if my system has been 
compromised?

Should I reinstall/upgrade?

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Dr. Andrei Smirnov,  West Virginia University
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Morgantown WV, 26506-6106
Tel:+1(304)293 3111 x2345, fax:+1(304)2936689
Email: [email protected]
http://smirnov.mae.wvu.edu     1024D/5CEDD3E2
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