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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 06:54 PM Original message |
Firewall hits by DOD. |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good point! |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. What is a "hit" to you? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 10:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. What name does the firewall give you? DOD? |
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harpo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. It doesn't mean they are trying to infiltrate your site... |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Government employees like to surf on their spare moments too |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Why would a firewall program provide information about |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I assumed you were hosting a Web server |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I don't even have firewall software of this type. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. 3 reasons: |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Can a "minor intrusion" be something like this? |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 08:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. That sounds like trojan horse software |
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sproutster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Well.. I just tried to ping them - "host not reachable" |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. So a "hit" is only a visit? |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. You can look and find out 'who' is trying to access your computer |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. So this has nothing to do with a website, as above, |
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sproutster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. Gee ... That would make sense - IF I HAD A WEBSITE!! |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. What do you think it means |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 10:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. It isn't necessarily even a person doing it. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 10:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Thank you. |
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Catrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. I remember that also |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. could be hackers spoofing DoD addresses |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. During The Runup To The Iraq War I Was Getting Firewall Intrusion Attempts |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Thanks Tace, any other info would be appreciated. |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. From My Personal Experience -- Backup All Your Data |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. How about regular folks at DU? |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. No, Not Really -- Just Keep In Mind That We're Under Surveillance |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. It is pretty naive to think this site is not monitored by |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. There's nothing wrong with monitoring the information you reference. |
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Poppyseedman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. I would disagree about there being nothing wrong with being monitored |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. What's the IP block/CIDR? |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You sound like you know what you're talking about. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 10:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Nope. They wouldn't bother with that. |
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sproutster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. The ip's appear dynamic ... Here's the info from today |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 10:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Sound like probes to me. Maybe looking for worms. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. Most often such firewall "hits" are the result of IP spoofing, messenger. |
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sproutster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Well... Lemmie let ya in on a little secret |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. You guys are talkin' way over my head. |
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pimpbot (770 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
36. If NSA wants to hack into your computer, they aint gonna do it from DoD |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Yep. Some Level 1 secretary opened an infected email attachment... |
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sproutster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 11:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Then why do I only get hits (when I change my ip) ... |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 09:45 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. You have much to learn about government operation. |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
41. A program like Able Danger would do just that. |
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pimpbot (770 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-19-05 11:57 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. A program like Able Danger would not use address space from the DoD |
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Hyernel (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
44. That's why I like my "Stealth Mode" feature on the Mac. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-20-05 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
45. i get pinged by servers in langley, VA all the time. |
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