OT: Linux tip

[Fairlight]

On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 12:30:13PM -0700, Bill Campbell may or may not have
proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> Typically the IRC is talking back to something in undernet.org.

Or alter.net.  Or dal.net.  I've seen them all relatively in equal
proportions.

> Another useful command is ``lsof -n -i | less'' then look for
> connections established to strange outside systems on unusual ports.

I also like to do:

lsof |grep LISTEN |less

It's nice to see what might be listening that you weren't actually
intending to be listening.

> their presence.  Slightly smarter crackers will set the immutable

Smarter crackers.  That's an oxymoron if ever there was one.  That's like
"military intelligence".

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