Re: Weird Ports Showing for XINETD

From: Brett Franck (bfranck_at_perfectnetusa.com)
Date: 10/29/03

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    Steve,

    Thanks for your reply, but I have a question. SGI_FAM is started through
    xinetd, yes, but the file indicates that it's a TCP protocol....my open port
    is UDP. Are you sure we're talking aobut the same animal??

    Brett

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Rigler, Steve" <SRigler@MarathonOil.com>
    To: <redhat-list@redhat.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:52 PM
    Subject: RE: Weird Ports Showing for XINETD

    > There was a thread about this a while back. The culprit
    > was sgi_fam. The general consensus seemed to be to leave
    > it running.
    >
    > -Steve
    >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: redhat-list-admin@redhat.com
    > > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Brett Franck
    > > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:18 PM
    > > To: redhat-list@redhat.com
    > > Subject: Weird Ports Showing for XINETD
    > >
    > >
    > > REPOST Without HTML junk......sry bout the HTML
    > > postings.......maybe someone
    > > has an answer to my ques?
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Okay since I last wrote about messing up my server with a Chroot jail,
    > > things have definately changed.
    > >
    > > I installed RH9 and put it on an IBM Netvista 866 w/384Mg Ram
    > > /proc/kcore
    > > shows 401477632 Oct 28 11:53 /proc/kcore..... Vs RH8.0 on a junker 450
    > > w/320Mg Ram
    > >
    > > All is running well but I do have one question.....maybe it
    > > was this way in
    > > RH 8.0, I never noticed, but I'm pretty sure I would have
    > > noticed an open
    > > errant port not assigned to anything.
    > >
    > > netstat -taup shows a UDP port open by XINETD (BY the way,
    > > I"m not running
    > > anything with xinetd).......I first noticed it because the
    > > CHKROOTKIT bawled
    > > out an alert when the XINETD port was running on 1008 ... now it's on
    > > 923....has been on 979.....etc.....moves when I restart
    > > Xinetd.....is this
    > > the result of running xinetd as xinetd -stayalive -pidfile
    > > /var/run/xinetd.pid
    > > thus keeping a UDP port open to support the PID?????
    > >
    > > Brett
    > >
    > >
    > >
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