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Re: Home PC Networking
From: "Yousef Syed" <yousef.syed () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:15:58 +0000
System process is calling it. I can't kill that process! :( Doesn't look good... This nonesence started a couple of weeks ago when I installed Skype. I subsequently uninstalled it, but the problems haven't gone away. I'm assuming there is something sinister going on, so I think I'm going to do a re-format/re-build on the box... should be fun... :( Thanks, ys On 30/11/06, pryorda pryor <pryordasspam () gmail com> wrote:
Try Tcpview and watch to see what it is using On 11/29/06, Yousef Syed <yousef.syed () gmail com> wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for the informative responses. > I used to have a smoothwall box between my DSL router and internal > router, but the old (486/33) PC died a couple of years ago and I > haven't been able to replace it. I don't have any other small old > throwaway boxes for that spare ATM. > For part of my problem I think that would be ideal, but I didn't want > to commit to that until I'd heard any other suggestions from anyone > else. I don't recall if Smoothwall will tell me "what application has > made the call". I cannot find that information on Ethereal, either. > > For some reason I've got multiple continuous calls being made from my > PC to my Router's port 49152. Whatever it is, is looping through every > port on my PC to make the calls. > I've used Sys Internal's Process Explorer, but I can't find anything > suspicious. > I've gone through the logs on my Norton Firewall, but that doesn't > tell me what is making the calls. I setup a policy within Norton to > block all calls to Port 49152 on my firewall, but that hasn't had any > effect. Ad Aware, SpyBot and Microsoft Defender aren't showing me > anything either. > > Even if I get Smoothwall installed, I still want to know what is > hammering that port and why - it is killing my ping-times for Quake... > :) > > Any feedback would be much appreciated. > > Thanks, > ys > > On 29/11/06, pryorda pryor <pryordasspam () gmail com> wrote: > > ARe you looking to actually set up a gateway pc/server for this or would you > > just like to be able to check computers individually. > > > > > > On 11/28/06, Yousef Syed <yousef.syed () gmail com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I need some advice regarding my home PCs. > > > I'd like to be able to to do two things: > > > 1. I'd like to be able to monitor all traffic into and out of my > > > PCs; IP/Domain:Port TCP/UDP both into and out of the PC - If I can get > > > the name of the calling process/application too, that would be cool. > > > 2. I'd like a list of the (incomming/out going) ports that should be > > > blocked on my firewall. It is a general home PC used for browsing, > > > gaming, MSN etc. > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > > > ys > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Yousef Syed > > > "To ask a question is to show ignorance; not to ask a question, means > > > you remain ignorant" - Japanese Proverb > > > > > > > > > > -- > Yousef Syed > "To ask a question is to show ignorance; not to ask a question, means > you remain ignorant" - Japanese Proverb >
-- Yousef Syed "To ask a question is to show ignorance; not to ask a question, means you remain ignorant" - Japanese Proverb
Current thread:
- Re: Home PC Networking Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Dec 01)
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- Re: Home PC Networking Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Dec 01)
- Re: Home PC Networking Yousef Syed (Dec 01)
- Re: Home PC Networking Yousef Syed (Dec 01)
- Re: Re: Home PC Networking 0xtwentytwo (Dec 01)
- Re[2]: Home PC Networking gmx (Dec 04)