On Jun 26, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > > Probably not the right place to ask, > but on my server in Italy I'm getting a large number of packets > from random addresses, but all on port 55460, > eg today's logwatch had > ---------------------------------- > Dropped 34698 packets on interface eth0 > From 1.11.233.123 - 1 packet to udp(55460) > From 1.23.134.180 - 1 packet to udp(55460) > ... > ---------------------------------- > Yesterday > ---------------------------------- > Dropped 32960 packets on interface eth0 > From 1.22.16.115 - 1 packet to udp(55460) > From 1.22.30.108 - 1 packet to udp(55460) > ... > > Any suggestions gratefully received. >
I wouldn't do anything. 30,000 packets a day is approximately 1 every 3 seconds. So it probably isn't causing you a performance problem. If the messages annoy you, see FAQ 6b. -Tom Tom Eastep \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who Shoreline, \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like Washington, USA \ all of the passengers in his car http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________
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