In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Bill Baka
<bbaka@comcast.net>
wrote
on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:38:52 GMT
<MpEzj.14737$0o7.1408@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net >:
> Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>> On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:56:40 GMT, Bill Baka wrote:
>>
>>> Chris Mattern wrote:
>>>> Whether or not Linux is a kernel can be slippery, yes. But
>>>> it's not a protocol, period. That's like describing an
>>>> airplane as being a flight plan.
>>>>
>>> I do know that stuff is happening since my router's Internet light
>>> sometimes gets all 'blinky' when I don't have any Internet stuff
>>> running. It almost never gets to my hard drive since I also use a 3Com
>>> server grade card with it's own junk blocking.
>>> I don't keep anything financial on my computer so if anyone is looking
>>> to hijack me, good luck.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> So?
>>
>> Assuming you are on broadband, there is traffic on your node.
>> Probably some kid down the road with a Quake server.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> The Internet light blinks all the time, day and night, but I think that
> is just a 'keep alive' ping.
> I was talking about my Ethernet light to my computer where the server
> NIC should block even more junk. If my Ethernet light is busy that
> probably means someone is trying to hack me or maybe just anybody on the
> system that responds. It doesn't get into my computer, AFAIK.
> Bill Baka

In my setup it wouldn't get past my NAT router. (This is a
little box Earthlink gives me as a part of my DSL service.
Dunno what other ISPs do in that area, although cable
providers might have NAT as part of their stuff.)

In fact, Wireshark, Etherial, EtherApe, or good old Tcpdump
would see nothing unless I open the right NAT port.

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