Problem with botnet userfile sharing.

[_4ever_]

The bots are trying to sync this file but it does not work. master bot log:
[18:18] Telnet connection: matrix.gim.com.pl/3537
[18:18] Challenging F04g|v3N...
[18:18] Linked to F04g|v3N.
*** Linked to F04g|v3N
[18:18] Creating resync buffer for F04g|v3N
[18:18] Sending user file send request to F04g|v3N
[18:18] Timeout on userfile transfer.
*** Disconnected F04g|v3N (timed-out userfile transfer)

And here is the log from "slave" bot:

[18:18] Received challenge from ForgotteN... sending response ...
[18:18] Linked to ForgotteN.
*** Linked to ForgotteN
[18:18] Downloading user file from ForgotteN
[18:18] Failed connection; aborted userfile transfer.
[18:18] Disconnected from: ForgotteN. No reason (lost 1 bot and 1 user)
*** Disconnected from: ForgotteN. No reason (lost 1 bot and 1 user)

I rally RTFM but cannot find the error. Can somebody help me?

[Petersen]

probably some kinda firewall or nat

[_4ever_]

Well, not at all!
I found it finally:
again it was a problem of not set my_ip !!
I think it is so usual problem that it should be inserted into faq.

[CrazyCat]

On 2002-03-24 13:38, _4ever_ wrote:
Well, not at all!
I found it finally:
again it was a problem of not set my_ip !!
I think it is so usual problem that it should be inserted into faq.

THANX A LOT )

I'd ask for the same trouble previous week, you just give me the solution

[j-georg]

Hi!

The cause of my problem was, that i copied *.conf files from another bot, which was beyond NAT and not accessible from Internet. So - no wonder, that HubBot and LeafBot could not exchange their user files.

Exact solution:

a) When bot is firewalled/NATed, comment out settings for my-hostname and my-ip and set value to nat-ip instead.

b) Hosting bot on machine with public IP, use settings for my-hostname (and/?)or my-ip and uncomment nat-ip setting.