Re: Squid sending UDP to port 7 of a remote server? Possible?

Michael Pelletier wrote:
>
> Is it possible that these UDP packets could have originated from Squid
> in some way? The machine itself is very well-buttoned down, and
> inaccessable for login to just about anywhere except a couple of
> machines, and there's no evidence of any unusual activity. Thanks for
> any suggestions!

Squid sends UDP echo packets (port 7) if you enable source_ping and ICMP
support is not compiled.

Do NOT enable source_ping.

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Henrik Nordström
Sparetime Squid Hacker