Re: SP2 makes my computer talk to itself

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From: F9 (spiritus_at_thefreeinternet.co.uk)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:29:43 +0100

"Ken" <kewaynco@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:UQo1d.542$n16.356@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Help! Computer expertise needed.
>
> Ever since I upgraded my Win XP to SP2, it seems my computer talks to
> itself all day long.
>
> I have Zone Alarm Pro and it keeps a log of blocked ins and outs.
>
>
> I see tons and tons of the following:
>
> Incoming Source:172.30.0.1:17988 Dest:172.30.0.255:162
> Incoming Source:172.30.0.1:17989 Dest:172.30.0.255:162
> Incoming Source:172.30.0.1:17990 Dest:172.30.0.255:162
> Outgoing Source:172.30.0.100:163 Dest:172.30.0.1:1900
> Outgoing Source:172.30.0.100:138 Dest:172.30.0.1:138
>
> etc.
>
> The IP address of my computer is 172.30.0.100. I have Linksys router.
>
> I think I read somewhere that there is something in SP2 that is some kind
> of loop that might be causing this, but can't remember where I saw this so
> don't know what to do to stop it.
>
> I belive, since I have a router with hardware firewall AND ZA Pro that I
> am not really being hacked.
>
> XP Firewall is turned OFF, in case you are wondering.

If you look at the Microsoft webpage for XP2, it does say it fails to work
with zonealarm.

Try one of the other free firewalls, or wait until they upgrade zonealarm

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