[ubuntu-in] Intrusion detection tools

[Onkar Shinde]

On 7/6/07, ramnarayan.k at gmail.com <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> While accessing the internet via dial up i use win xp and Norton NAV2007
> as my os and antivirus to connect to the net. The NAV2007 shows up a
> fair deal of intrusion attempts - from a series of similar looking ips
> 61.x.x.x.
>
> NAV2007 throughs up a pop up saying intrusion detected.
>
> My question is on Ubuntu - how does one figure when attacks of any
> nefarious kind take place. Funnily enough while on dial up i have not
> been able to use linux - on braod band (adsl) or using reliance i only
> use Ubuntu - am assuming that a better connection means more attacks and
> stuff so how does one
> a. Keep track of whats happening (attacks, intrusions etc)
> b. prevent such stuff.
>

Install firestarter. It is a GUI to the inbuilt firewall in linux kernel. It
will show you any incoming activity. By default all the ports are blocked
for incoming request.


Onkar
-- 
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Don't ask why - the reason is the same.
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