Re: [Hampshire] unable to connect from one system to another…

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Author: Paul Tansom
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] unable to connect from one system to another using ssh
** Lisi <hantslug@???> [2010-02-17 11:42]:
> On Tuesday 16 February 2010 14:23:31 Kelly Dunlop wrote:
> [snip]
> Tux:/home/lisi# netstat -atn
> Active Internet connections (servers and established)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:59782           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:1004          0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:111             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:631           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:7741            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.2:43311       92.122.211.37:1935      
> ESTABLISHED
> tcp6       0      0 :::22                   :::*                    LISTEN
> tcp6       0      0 ::1:631                 :::*                    LISTEN
> Tux:/home/lisi# ps -ef | grep sshd
> root      2341     1  0 06:38 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
> root     15602 15392  0 11:08 pts/1    00:00:00 grep sshd
> Tux:/home/lisi#

>
> If I have understood correctly, that is a bit worrying. (The ESTABLISHED
> one.) So have I understood? I hope that I have not. ;-0.
>
> If it _is_ ominous, I can block that IP. But I presumably need to close some
> open ports as well?

** end quote [Lisi]

Given the IP address involved looks to be owned by Akamai, and the port number
is related to the Flash Communications server, I would speculate that you have
(or possible have had in a recent session) a web page open owned by a sizeable
organisation that utilises Flash. That's pure guesswork though :)

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