Posted by db on 09/29/05 23:26

"Billy Joe" <see.id.line@invalid.org> wrote in message
news:16adneSwEYLo-6HeRVn-oA@adelphia.com...
> db wrote:
>> "Billy Joe" <see.id.line@invalid.org> wrote in message
>> news:FICdnfvoLv0JxaHeRVn-ig@adelphia.com...
>>>
>>> I did notice today, when testing this, that the banned IPs listed in
>>> my firewall showed up immediately and in larger number than over the
>>> past several days. I also noticed that this appeared to be the
>>> same, whether using the ws2_32.dll or HOSTS files. Can't draw a
>>> conclusion from so limited a test tho.
>>
>> I logged 15 THOUSAND connection attempts from 'them' yesterday. Insane...
>
> They must have you targeted, db. I was nowhere near that high!
>
> I do notice that, once I have been visited by one or several, the next
> time I log on with the same ports open they are the first to show up here.
>
> I've set up a slightly wider range of ports in the router, and bump the
> numbers each time I start MX.
>
> Hell, it's all a game, isn't it?? ;-0)
>
> BJ

It's an interesting game for sure. Stats for today, only 12,742 attempts
this time, weeeeee (though prolly because I wasn't running primary for 24
hours today).

They're not a problem here though so long as the door doesn't get answered.
:)

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