[OpenAFS] Strange logs from a Windows Client

[Steve Simmons]

On Mar 10, 2011, at 10:46 AM, Claudio Prono wrote:

> Hello all,
>=20
> I have found some strange logs from a windows Client to my AFS:
>=20
> Mar  9 14:52:22 afs kernel: [8648828.273271] UDP: short packet: From
> xxx.xxx.xxx.68:7001 88/73 to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:7000
> Mar  9 15:16:39 afs kernel: [8650285.187992] UDP: short packet: From
> xxx.xxx.xxx.68:7001 78/73 to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:7000
> Mar  9 16:28:58 afs kernel: [8654623.984326] UDP: short packet: From
> xxx.xxx.xxx.68:7001 76/73 to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:7000
>=20
> Any idea of what can be? I have looked at the Client, but all seems =
ok....

We have occasionally seen these. Other folks here tell me it's usually =
due to low-quality hacking tools doing UDP-based probes. When they =
happen here, the source address is always from various places =
off-campus.=