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Re: [LUG] Samba should I be concerned ?

 

On Thu, 2013-04-18 at 15:36 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2013, Kevin Lucas wrote:
> 
> > I have set up a Fedora18 linux PC with samba it s Domestic and on cable
> > with just ssh open on the router
> >
> > I did a smbtree to check the samba and got this?
> >
> > resolve_lmhosts: Attempting lmhosts lookup for name MSHOME<0x1d>
> > resolve_lmhosts: Attempting lmhosts lookup for name MSHOME<0x1d>
> > name_resolve_bcast: Attempting broadcast lookup for name MSHOME<0x1d>
> > Got a positive name query response from 192.168.122.1 ( 192.168.122.1 )
> 
> I presume 192.168.122.0/24 is your LAN?

yup 
> 
> > resolve_hosts: Attempting host lookup for name VIRT-THUNDERBIR<0x20>
> > Connecting to 81.200.64.50 at port 445
> > Connecting to 81.200.64.50 at port 139
> >     \\FEDORA18                      Samba Server Version 4.0.4
> > resolve_lmhosts: Attempting lmhosts lookup for name FEDORA18<0x20>
> > resolve_lmhosts: Attempting lmhosts lookup for name FEDORA18<0x20>
> > resolve_wins: WINS server resolution selected and no WINS servers
> > listed.
> > resolve_hosts: Attempting host lookup for name FEDORA18<0x20>
> > Connecting to 81.200.64.50 at port 445
> > Connecting to 81.200.64.50 at port 139
> >
> >
> > whois for 81.200.64.50
> >
> >
> > seems to be Skype!
> 
> Skye - not Skype.
typo

> 
> > Am I concerned?
> 
> I don't know. You'll have to ask yourself that.
> 
> I think that IP address is one of virgin medias DNS servers - and it looks 
> like they've subbed it out to some outfit: possibly this one:
> 
> http://www.nominum.com/company/news-center/press-releases/nominum-announces-skye-network-protection-service-version-21/
> 
> So your server is doing a DNS lookup and it's hitting that server by the 
> looks of it.
> 
> Gordon
> 

Its on Cable so yes, 
as long as it's only going out,  and Why a response from that one 
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