Can there be any rational reason for sending packets like these?
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Dropped 353 packets on interface ppp0
...
From 66.150.8.6 - 113 packets to udp(33436)
From 66.150.8.14 - 113 packets to udp(33438)
...
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Also, is the IP address of the sender necessarily accurate?
(I realise he/she may be unaware these packets are going out in his/her name.)
I'm just asking out of general interest.
I notice the number of dropped packets per day varies enormously,
and certainly does not seem to follow a normal distribution.
Do experts understand these things, or are they beyond human comprehension?
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