Re: EXAMPLE: ### xxx Canada detected a penetration attempt from 209.123.x.229. Incident# xxxx
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Christopher Wawak wrote:
Well, not exactly. Looking into the windows or checking the doorknobs is more akin to looking at your directory structre on your computer or file ... Scanning is more like going through the phone book or looking at the names on mailboxes in a neighborhood....
So you dont mind if people portscan your network? -Dan -- [-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-]
I couldn't care less. And, I'm not saying it for affect. It's up to us to protect ourselves. On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Dan Hollis wrote:
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Christopher Wawak wrote:
Well, not exactly. Looking into the windows or checking the doorknobs is more akin to looking at your directory structre on your computer or file ... Scanning is more like going through the phone book or looking at the names on mailboxes in a neighborhood....
So you dont mind if people portscan your network?
-Dan -- [-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-]
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Christopher Wawak wrote:
Well, not exactly. Looking into the windows or checking the doorknobs is more akin to looking at your directory structre on your computer or file ... Scanning is more like going through the phone book or looking at the names on mailboxes in a neighborhood....
So you dont mind if people portscan your network?
Stupid analogy # 54325235: pinging all hosts on a net: Walking down a street finding out which houses exist Portscan: Trying the doors, windows, etc on a house I know which one I don't mind... Simon -- Simon Lockhart | Tel: +44 (0)1737 839676 Internet Engineering Manager | Fax: +44 (0)1737 839516 BBC Internet Services | Email: Simon.Lockhart@bbc.co.uk Kingswood Warren,Tadworth,Surrey,UK | URL: http://support.bbc.co.uk/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Wouldn't it be more appropriate to use "businesses" instead of houses? Trying the front door to a business to see if they're open (while no excuse for checking the windows, obviously) is a little more appropriate IMO.. Matt - -- Matt Levine @Home: matt@deliver3.com @Work: matt@eldosales.com ICQ : 17080004 PGP : http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x6C0D04CF "The Trouble with doing anything right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was." - -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Simon Lockhart Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 3:19 PM To: Dan Hollis Cc: Christopher Wawak; Alex Rubenstein; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: EXAMPLE: ### xxx Canada detected a penetration attempt from 209.123.x.229. Incident# xxxx
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Christopher Wawak wrote:
Well, not exactly. Looking into the windows or checking the doorknobs is more akin to looking at your directory structre on your computer or file ... Scanning is more like going through the phone book or looking at the names on mailboxes in a neighborhood....
So you dont mind if people portscan your network?
Stupid analogy # 54325235: pinging all hosts on a net: Walking down a street finding out which houses exist Portscan: Trying the doors, windows, etc on a house I know which one I don't mind... Simon - -- Simon Lockhart | Tel: +44 (0)1737 839676 Internet Engineering Manager | Fax: +44 (0)1737 839516 BBC Internet Services | Email: Simon.Lockhart@bbc.co.uk Kingswood Warren,Tadworth,Surrey,UK | URL: http://support.bbc.co.uk/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBO9m8rsp0j1NsDQTPEQKtSwCfdo8BpdgJoUZ5kJlvptNB14UwTLgAn0yy G6u7HTmDnKp9fAmJontSwdsd =LpNH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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