Fw: OT:NBNS UNIX Problem

[Bill Vermillion]

> On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 04:15:41PM -0500, Dennis Malen, the prominent pundit,
> witicized:
> > Courtney asked that I foward this.

> He having trouble posting himself?  I'll CC him on this to expedite.
> 
> > > This is from our network guy:

> > > UNIX appears to be searching for computers not on our
> > > network and we are trying to track where those requests are
> > > coming from...how do we search for them?

> > > EXAMPLE: SALE_JBERK

> My question is, "Of what is that an example?"  

> Is that the name of the computer it's searching for? I'll
> assume yes, until told otherwise. The better question is: Under
> what protocol is this taking place, and how are you detecting
> it?

> Actually, the entire question fails to make much sense as
> posed. If they believe the UNIX system is searching for
> computers on their network, they know where the requests are
> coming from. If they can't narrow it down to which protocol or
> subsystem, they're not a qualified "network guy". Actually,
> they may be the "network guy" but they're not a network
> -admin-.

Yup.  Unix does nothing unless you tell it to.  If this is being
done it has to be an application.

Since UNIX was mentioned but with no vendor variant that tends to
obfuscate it slightly.

However - if the computer is an SCO system and Unix itself is
looking for machines most likely routed is turned on and RIP
request are being made.  But that doesn't fit with SALES_JBERK.

And only app will be using UPPERCASE for almost everything in a
Unix system while the OS never does, unless you login with
an UPPERCASE ONLY terminal, and then it is a pain to navigate.

> No offense. Just too little data to go on, not enough
> specifics, and a very confusing (and contradictory) colletction
> of what little information there is. As in ye olde grade school
> math classes: Need More Information.

Yupper.  And what does NBNS in the subject line me.  It's not
connecting for me.

Bill
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