RE: [webmin-l] Clicking BROADCAST FOR SERVERS - 4 unfamiliar items

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From: Prodos (Melbourne, Australia)
To: Roger B.A. Klorese

Dear Roger,

Good morning!


Me:
> > I tried using the "Delete Selected Servers" button.
> > It seemed to delete them. But then when I again
> > clicked "Broadcast for servers" they all came up again:
> >
> > gamelinkage.com:10000 (edit)
> > districthost.com:10000 (edit)
> > deranet.com:47482 (edit)
> > server4.vectrahost.net:10000 (edit)
> > districthost.com:10000 (edit)
> >



Roger:
> "Broadcast for servers" means "locate other servers."
>
> Deleting the ones that are found takes them out of the current list.  It
> does not tel lthe software to ignore them if they're found on a future
> broadcast.
>
> Clicking "broadcast for servers again" says to find the servers again --
> so you find them.  It's doing what you asked it to.
>

I read @
http://www.swelltech.com/support/webminguide/ch03.html

"Clicking Broadcast for servers will cause Webmin
to send out a broadcast request to port 10000 over
YOUR LOCAL NETWORK.

Every Webmin server on YOUR NETWORK will reply and identify itself."

[My CAPS for emphasis]

But I don't run any "local network".
It's just me, my computer, and my lil' ol' server.

That's what I don't understand: Where these other servers are coming
from.

Are they somehow "sharing" my system?
Are they the result of someone hacking my server and free-loading?


Me:
> > Question: Is there no way to remove/delete these pests?
> > A button I can click? A missile I can launch?!!


Roger:
> Um, if there are no other servers you can legitimately manage, WHY ARE
> YOU BROADCASTING OR SCANNING FOR THEM?!

I thought this function identified servers which are somehow
ALREADY within my system or part of my system. Wrong?

Do you know where these servers are coming from?
Is there anything I can read that explains more about this function?

Thanks for any further clarification or advice on this matter.


Happy New Year!

Wishing all fellow WEBMIN users a terrific 2006!

PRODOS

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