On Tuesday 02 April 2024 at 11:36:13, Simon Avery via discuss wrote:
> Hi Antony,
Thanks, but I did not post the information; I responded to Marc, who asked the
original question.
> That sounds like you have port 3306 open to the internet, which is
> generally considered a Very Bad Thing. (As it is for any port you don't
> need the random internet to connect to)
>
> I would suggest you close this port to the internet immediately. If you do
> need connections from the internet, then adjust your firewall to restrict
> it to accept connections from them explicitly.
I agree with the above advice, however it's not clear to me that the OP is
complaining about connection attempts from unwanted sources, or simply large
numbers of connections from legitimate clients.
> Apologies if I'm misinterpreting this, but if the above is true then I also
> suggest you review your basic computer security.
Not a bad idea in general, for most people :)
Antony.
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