On Tuesday 16 February 2010 14:23:31 Kelly Dunlop wrote: [snip] > I'd try: > > netstat -atn > > and check for a tcp line with port 22 (:22) in LISTEN mode eg: > > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN > > which tells you sshd is running and listening on port 22. > > Then: > > ps -ef | grep sshd > > just to check that sshd is running.
I have been trying to follow this thread, with limited success, as it is an area where my igonorance is both wide and deep. :-( But I hope to learn. So I have been trying the various commands to see what I get. arp -n just gave me my router from 2 computers currently active on the LAN. The IPs of the two active computers are 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3. The router is 192.168.0.1. I then tried the following (from 192.168.0.2): Tux:/home/lisi# netstat -atn Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:59782 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:1004 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:7741 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 192.168.0.2:43311 92.122.211.37:1935 ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN tcp6 0 0 ::1:631 :::* LISTEN Tux:/home/lisi# ps -ef | grep sshd root 2341 1 0 06:38 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd root 15602 15392 0 11:08 pts/1 00:00:00 grep sshd Tux:/home/lisi# If I have understood correctly, that is a bit worrying. (The ESTABLISHED one.) So have I understood? I hope that I have not. ;-0. If it _is_ ominous, I can block that IP. But I presumably need to close some open ports as well? Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------