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Re: [cobalt-users] Problems With FTP shutting down



> I have a RaQ2 that this happens to occassionally. Almost everytime this
> happens, I can find corresponding entries in the /var/log/messages where
> I've been hit by mega-multiple instances of someone running all my IPs
> through their auto anonymous FTP login program. They hit so hard and fast
> that FTP goes down and the error generated is for example:
>
> Aug 30 17:10:47 XXXX inetd[16259]: ftp/tcp server failing (looping),
> service terminated

Hey that's it! :) Not that it's a good thing, but at least I know now. Is
there any way of blocking this, so that it's not happening all the time So
far I've pinned down three different IP addresses..... but not sure what I
can do.  Thanks for the tip on the logs Diana!