Re: strange connetions to exodus.net

[Andreas Meyer <anmeyer@gmx.net>]

Ted Kaczmarek <tedkaz@optonline.net> wrote:

> Look at the source of the web site you are visiting.
> 
> Ted


> > Feb 21 11:53:41 delta kernel: DROP-TCP :IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=192.168.20.60 \
> >  DST=209.225.0.6 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=22160 PROTO=TCP \
> >  SPT=41197 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
> > 
> > It seems that with every request to a website there is also a request to
> > IP 209.225.0.6 wich leads to exodus.net.
> > 
> > I am completely worried about this. Who can tell me what is going on?


Ted:

Feb 21 16:59:22 delta kernel: DROP-TCP :IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=192.168.20.60 \
 DST=209.225.11.237 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 PROTO=TCP \
 SPT=41504 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Feb 21 16:59:23 delta kernel: DROP-TCP :IN= OUT=eth1 SRC=192.168.20.60 \
 DST=82.139.196.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=22160 PROTO=TCP \
 SPT=41501 DPT=80 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Good point but this is my own site at 82.139.196.116 and I am sure
there is nothing pointing to exodus.net. Is this a DNS thing?

Regards
-- 
   Andreas Meyer