Re: Windows XP computer spewing packets

["J. Lambrecht" <jl_post () pandora be>]

If i remember well this could have something to do with nic's from different
brands on the same switch, apparently on very rare occassions these can get
entangled in some really weird stuff and generate such occurency

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <robe0341 () qwest net>
To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 6:06 PM
Subject: Windows XP computer spewing packets


One of the employees here has a Windows laptop, and in the last day, it has
sent out over 1,000,000,000,000 packets, and received around 30,000. The
30,000 is a standard load, but the trillion packets seem to be a bit high.
I've scanned for spyware and viruses and found nothing.  I tried to nMapWin
from the network, and the computer didn't respond, and when he tried to
nMapWin his ports, he couldn't find himself, from his own computer.  Do you
have any idea what could be causing this?  I'm not to keen on these packets
flying around my network, and if there are security issues, I'm even less
keen.



John roberts


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