On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 08:19, Gordon Brandt wrote: > I have noticed the following port scans lately on my network > > 08/11/2003 05:14:22.112 - Possible Port Scan - Source:24.52.108.213, 1745, > WAN - Destination:255.255.255.255, 7782, LAN - UDP scanned port list, > 8777, 8777, 7778, 7779, 7780 - > 08/11/2003 05:14:22.128 - Probable Port Scan - Source:24.52.108.213, 1745, > WAN - Destination:255.255.255.255, 7787, LAN - UDP scanned port list, > 8777, 8777, 7778, 7779, 7780, 7781, 7782, 7783, 7784, 7785 - > > > I did a little digging with google, and it appears that these ports are used > by Unreal Tournament servers. So, after seeing this, I relaxed a little > thinking that someone had just gotten a new game. This morning, I checked > my email, and I have a significant amount of these messages, coming into > different branch offices (we use cable/dsl for internet access) so it can't > just be one person with a new pc. > > Anyone else seeing this? > > Gordon Brandt > Network Engineer > AP Wagner, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not to deflect attention from any possible intrusion attempts, but if this happens primarily over the weekends or after-hours, your office might be inhabitated by a bunch of gamers who cannot afford broadband at home, and are using the office high speed connections to get their fix. :D Since I play UT once in a while (on my home DSL), I can understand their need for a low ping. -- Ranjeet Shetye Senior Software Engineer Zultys Technologies Ranjeet dot Shetye2 at Zultys dot com http://www.zultys.com/ The views, opinions, and judgements expressed in this message are solely those of the author. The message contents have not been reviewed or approved by Zultys. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
