[Logcheck-users] Logcheck flagging "RIP" requests from Router

Chris linux-logcheck@nosnhoj.net
Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:20:44 -0400


I enabled logcheck on a Debian Sarge box and it is including in it's reports
hundreds of lines like this:

Jun  2 17:56:09 localhost kernel: PUB_IN DROP 4 IN=eth0 OUT=
+MAC=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:09:5b:e9:56:a0:08:00 SRC=192.168.13.10
+DST=192.168.13.255 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=20692 PROTO=UDP SPT=520
+DPT=520 LEN=32
Jun  2 17:56:39 localhost kernel: PUB_IN DROP 4 IN=eth0 OUT=
+MAC=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:09:5b:e9:56:a0:08:00 SRC=192.168.13.10
+DST=192.168.13.255 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=20694 PROTO=UDP SPT=520
+DPT=520 LEN=32
Jun  2 17:57:09 localhost kernel: PUB_IN DROP 4 IN=eth0 OUT=
+MAC=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:00:09:5b:e9:56:a0:08:00 SRC=192.168.13.10
+DST=192.168.13.255 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=20696 PROTO=UDP SPT=520
+DPT=520 LEN=32

Which I've determined are from my Router broadcasting RIP packets on port 520.

I believe this is harmless (unless there is some other setting I need to fix),
so I want to filter them from the logcheck rules.

I've tried editing /etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/kernel and tried adding
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/local to get an appropriate rule.  I'm new to
regex and couldn't find a similar enough expression in the other ignore rules
to  use as a pattern.

I believe I would either like to assume my router is safe and ignore all lines
from SRC=192.168.13.10, or possibly add the SPT=520 for clarity.

What is the best way to do this?

Chris

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