Re: Local area connection icon
From: Dale Ireland (direland_at_drdale.com)
Date: 02/14/04
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Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:31:34 -0800
Thanks, I will let you know the result
"Chuck" <none@example.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:22:08 -0800, "Dale Ireland" <none> wrote:
>
> >My Local Area Connection icon in the taskbar indicates that I am
constantly
> >receiving and when I click on it to show the details it indicates a
steady
> >stream of incoming packets. I have two other dell pc's on the same
broadband
> >cable TV connection at another location that don't show this steady
> >receiving. This is a new Dimension 2400 with XP Pro. I have tried
disabling
> >everything I can find like windows messenger, antivirus program, etc etc
but
> >nothing seems to stop the steady packet reception. It doesn't seem to be
> >causing any problem but seeing that icon constantly lit up is very odd.
What
> >could be causing this? It is not connected to a router but directly to
the
> >cable. The Dell pc it replaced was not having this problem. What could
be
> >communicating in the background? I have Norton AV 2004, latest defintions
> >and it is not a virus.
>
> Dale,
>
> If you have a computer directly connected to the internet, chances are
> it's seeing a LOT of trash traffic from worm infected computers, trash
> that would be blocked by a router automatically. See
> <http://isc.sans.org/> for daily updates about that.
>
> If you don't think that's the case, get Port Explorer (free) from
> <http://www.diamondcs.com.au/portexplorer/index.php?page=home>, that
> will show you what port is being addressed by the traffic, and what
> process is servicing it. Then Process Explorer (free) from
> <http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml> will help
> you research any questionable process.
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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