Re: [OT: security] smbclient
Re: [OT: security] smbclient
- Subject: Re: [OT: security] smbclient
- From: Jens Alfke <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:09:21 -0700
On 15 Apr '08, at 12:52 PM, Stuart Malin wrote:
I run Little Snitch and it has popped up that smbclient wants to
connect to some server (169.254.44.184)
169.254.*.* is the self-assigned address range. If a computer connects
to a LAN but finds no router or DHCP server on it (and it doesn't have
a static address configured), it'll pick a random IP address out of
that range. This allows a group of computers on a bare Ethernet, or a
computer-to-computer AirPort network, use TCP/IP with no special
configuration.
on port 139 (netbios-ssn).
I think this is part of Windows' LAN support, a DHCP-like protocol for
configuring local networks. Not sure why the smbclient would be trying
to connect to it, or even running at all.
—Jens
PS: Just replying here so this thread doesn't get left dangling as
some scary "OMG a virus" thing. But further follow-ups should
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