Network Question

[Bob Batson]

At 2:01 AM -0500 8/6/01, Gene Dascher wrote:

>I have redhat 6.2 on a Gateway 486 dx250 that I am using as my
>Comcast at home internet gateway/firewall.  I have noticed over the last
>few days that the data light on my modem is blinking very frequently
>while none of the PCs on my network are surfing the web.  I have looked
>for the obvious signs of a break in on the gateway, but cannot find any,
>and do not see any odd processes running.  I want to know the nature of
>the "data" that is hitting my machine.  What is the best tool for doing
>this?  Would a packet sniffer (like Sniffit) be what I am looking for?

According to someone on the newsgroup roadrunner.kc.earlybird, they 
determined that the rapidly blinking data light was due to attempts 
to propagate the code red virus from infected machines, He was also 
able to provide a list of infected IP addresses, all on the Road 
Runner network.

Sounds as if Comcast at home is as responsive to this problem as is 
TimeWarner/AOL/RoadRunner --- "ignore it long enough and it will go 
away".

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