linux 2.1.120: icmp packet outside the tcp window

Gerhard Mack (gmack@imag.net)
Sun, 6 Sep 1998 00:52:20 -0700 (PDT)

Can somone explain what this means?

Gerhard

the person I suspect caused it:

Sep 6 00:36:52 fire in.telnetd[17037]: refused connect from
205.216.137.215
Sep 6 00:36:52 fire in.ftpd[17038]: connect from 205.216.137.215
Sep 6 00:36:53 fire in.timed[17040]: refused connect from 205.216.137.215
Sep 6 00:36:56 fire in.fingerd[17041]: connect from 205.216.137.215
Sep 6 00:37:05 fire ftpd[17038]: FTP session closed
Sep 6 00:37:05 fire identd[17042]: from: 205.216.137.215
(a22.pm3-23.theriver.com) EMPTY REQUEST

the error message:

Sep 6 00:37:32 fire kernel: icmp packet outside the tcp window: state:1
seq:135614436 win:2813613963,2813613963
Sep 6 00:38:36 fire kernel: icmp packet outside the tcp window: state:1
seq:135614436 win:2813614184,2813614184
Sep 6 00:39:18 fire kernel: icmp packet outside the tcp window: state:1
seq:135614436 win:2813614232,2813614232
Sep 6 00:40:48 fire kernel: icmp packet outside the tcp window: state:1
seq:135614436 win:2813614483,2813614483
Sep 6 00:42:06 fire kernel: icmp packet outside the tcp window: state:1
seq:135614436 win:2813614741,2813614741
Sep 6 00:44:32 fire kernel: icmp packet outside the tcp window: state:1
seq:135614436 win:2813615097,2813615097

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Gerhard Mack
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gmack@imag.net
InnerFIRE@starchat.net


As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.






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