----- Original Message -----
From: "robb kinnin" <robb (at mark) netstep.net>
To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:42 PM
Subject: [coba-e:13546] FTP not running error
>> * The FTP server is not running and could not be restarted. In the Server
>> Desktop, try turning the FTP server off then on again to see if this
>> corrects
>> the problem. If the FTP server is still unable to start, try rebooting
>> the
>> server itself by clicking the Reboot Now button in the Power menu under
>> System
>> Settings. If the FTP server is still unable to start, please refer
>> http://BlueQuartz.org/ for technical support.
>>
>>
>
>
> This has been showing up alot on my BQ box. I turn FTP off and then back
> on
> and within 10/15 minutes I see the same error again in the GUI Active
> Monitor system.
>
> I did thwart a would-be hacker earlier in the ftp that was hammering the
> ftp
> process....but even after that was taken care of we still get the error.
>
> thoughts?
>
> <robb>
You might want to install the APF firewall with BFD to automatically block
those FTP and SSH attacks.
http://www.webhostgear.com/60.html
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Ken Marcus
Ecommerce Web Hosting by
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net