On Sep 14, 2004, at 10:23 AM, Nathan Strange wrote:
I routinely have password guessing attempts on my machine every day :(
You can see such things in System Profiler under logs / system.log
(or with 'cat /var/log/system.log' in the terminal)
Port scans show up too
You probably are talking about a home machine on broadband (I cannot
imagine jpl not being tightly firewalled). I always advise everybody
(even if they are on Macs) on broadband to get a cheap hardware NAT
firewall (they call them cable DSL/routers in the stores). They can be
had from $10 for a wired version and about $30 for a wireless g version
in the typical stores and online. This will cut down quite a bit on
these hacking attempts. Most of these attempts are automated BTW and
originate from worms. As an added bonus, you will be able to simply
plug in another computer and have internet access. Very useful addition
to your home network.
Jao
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