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![]() Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding settings for ZoneAlarm with an NTL broadband setup. Everything works fine, as far as I can see. However, in the ZA log it seems that NTL are pinging me all the time and these pings are being blocked. Any ideas on... - if this is really ntl pinging - if so why they are doing it, and why being blocked doesn't seem to cause a problem - what changes to ZA settings I should make to allow the pings (given that the IP addresses they come from are not constant) - ZA help says I should allow DHCP messages to/from my ISP, but doesn't say how to do so. Any ideas? My setup is: Single PC connected to 'net via Ethernet - hub - cable modem. 150k connection. (I use the hub for my local network. Getting a router shortly) Thanks for anyhelp. |
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![]() Everything works fine, as far as I can see. However, in the ZA log it seems that NTL are pinging me all the time and these pings are being blocked. You are likely to be getting scanned by potential hackers. Any ideas on... - if this is really ntl pinging Probably not, although some mail servers are set to ping you when you connect to them. You get the mail irrespective of whether the ping gets a response, so it does no harm stopping them. - if so why they are doing it, and why being blocked doesn't seem to cause a problem If its hackers, they`re looking for an easy mark. Someone without a firewall is far easier to get "in" to than someone with. The ones without firewalls are also less likely to have antivirus programs. - what changes to ZA settings I should make to allow the pings (given that the IP addresses they come from are not constant) Don`t bother - if you are experiencing no problems, leave it just the way it is ! - ZA help says I should allow DHCP messages to/from my ISP, but doesn't say how to do so. Any ideas? Not a clue, as above, if you`ve had no problems, leave well alone - its doing its thing :-) (I use the hub for my local network. Getting a router shortly) A router would usually just drop them silently unless you check the logs, just as you`ve found with ZoneAlarm. It ain`t "broke", so don`t "fix" it ;-) -- Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email * old email address "btiruseless" abandoned due to worm-generated spam * --- My new email address has "ngspamtrap" & @btinternet.com in it ;-) --- |
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![]() On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 17:45:51 -0000, "John Fryatt" wrote: Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding settings for ZoneAlarm with an NTL broadband setup. Everything works fine, as far as I can see. However, in the ZA log it seems that NTL are pinging me all the time and these pings are being blocked. You mean pings from other ntl customers? Get used to it, its normal traffic from bozos who didn't properly protect their machines and now have a large collection of trojans and viri infecting them. - what changes to ZA settings I should make to allow the pings (given that the IP addresses they come from are not constant) Don't allow them. Don't allow any inbound traffic except that which you ask for. - ZA help says I should allow DHCP messages to/from my ISP, but doesn't say how to do so. Any ideas? It defaults to allow them. Otherwise you'd be unable to connect as you'd lose your address. |
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![]() Ok, seems like the best thing is to forget about it. Consider it forgotten! ;-) I realise that there are evil people| out there looking for doors into people's systems, as I've seen these pings etc. going on for a long time even when I had dial-up. I was just thinking about whether ntl themselves were pinging me and that I should allow it for some reason. Thanks, John "John Fryatt" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding settings for ZoneAlarm with an NTL broadband setup. Everything works fine, as far as I can see. However, in the ZA log it seems that NTL are pinging me all the time and these pings are being blocked. Any ideas on... - if this is really ntl pinging - if so why they are doing it, and why being blocked doesn't seem to cause a problem - what changes to ZA settings I should make to allow the pings (given that the IP addresses they come from are not constant) - ZA help says I should allow DHCP messages to/from my ISP, but doesn't say how to do so. Any ideas? My setup is: Single PC connected to 'net via Ethernet - hub - cable modem. 150k connection. (I use the hub for my local network. Getting a router shortly) Thanks for anyhelp. |
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