Login via Bandwidth test.

Saw this in a log this morning from an AP running 2.9.24
09:23:15 system,error,critical login failure for user via bandwidth-test

Does this mean someone is doing a port scan and hit whatever port
the system uses for bandwidth testing, or is someone who knows the
system is mt and has a mt is trying to penetrate the system..
What ports do bandwidth scans use anyway - if they’re special then I’d
block them.

In INPUT chain, drop all traffic from all IP addresses that you don`t need. This should do the job.

You could always just disable the Bandwidth Test Server while you aren’t using it :wink: Not sure if there are other ways to login to the bw server tho.

i would like to propose the bw test server should be disabled by default in the OS.

hmm..i for one use it alot and i know two other guys that use MT stuff here and we all love the feature.

i like having it enabled out the box.

loading via bandwith-test - means that someone without knowledge about your users tried to run BT. default settings require authentification.

do as posted above - restrict unwanted access to input chain, disable all services you do not need.