So theoretically they can be used to trace a user account connected to the
ip, by the ISP (providing they are doing there job correctly, and keeping
some logs )
I have ip addresses and times when a connection attempt from these weird
hostnames was made, only hiccup in getting the names of people are the
Indian and Pacific oceans and no support from the ISPs. ;)
S
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Yap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Sydney Linux Users Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Annoyed with port scanners...
> > I know that chances are these were just stepping stones for the
malevolent
> > person, but one thing that puzzles me:
> > some ips have host names like "x5-Pad14-ecde.attcanada.net" or
> > "ec-15ep.tin.it".
> > Are these system generated host names, or assigned to dialin lines
during
> > connections, or ?
>
> They are from banks of similar lines, dialin or otherwise. For example,
> my IP for this PPP session is port038.sydney.blah.blah.blah
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