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List:       blackicedefender-technical
Subject:    Re:  BID Listening on TCP/UDP port pair
From:       "JJ-99 " jeffffej
Date:       2000-04-29 1:26:48
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Must be backtracing in action.
BID sends out a query, then 'listens' for the replies.
The "fix" is to turn off both backtracings.

As an aside, I am amused by people worried that backtracing gives 
away their IP address.
It's like someone knocks on your front door, and you worry that they 
might find out that you _have_ a front door!
It's TOO LATE. If they're knocking, they are at the door already.
Backtracing just tells them that someone is home and watching.
I realize all of the arguments about confirming that you are there, 
and all of that.  I am still amused.

Hope someone else is amused by my amusement.
Peace.
JJ


--- In bidworks@egroups.com, kjohansen wrote:
> I've noticed that if I'm running BID and once I've been attacked, a 
> netstat -a will show that my computer is listening on a TCP and UDP 
> port.  Both will have the same port number and this only occurs 
after 
> BID reports an attack.  I e-mailed technical support about this but 
> they tried to tell me how to ignore an attack, which isn't the 
issue 
> at all.  Anybody else noticed this or know of a fix?
> 
> -K. Johansen

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