[SpamCop-Geeks] Re: MCAST.net and Interland.net (longish, maybe OT)

[Sir Lurksalot II]

"Jonathan Rynd" <jrr7> wrote in message
news:mi2jrukpfi6n9n42qtio94660nevs8jgkc
: On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:40:39 -0400, "Sir Lurksalot II"
: <Xdilbert84> wrote:
:
: >These happened right away at logon:
: >
: >23/Oct/2002 20:37:58   Outgoing ICMP   permitted; Out ICMP
: >[10] Router Solicitation; localhost->ALL-ROUTERS.MCAST.NET
: >[224.0.0.2]; Owner: Tcpip Kernel Driver
:
: Your computer is set up to accept "IP Multicast". This is a
setting in
: your OS and does not depend on whether you view streaming
media or
: not.
:
: Mcast.net is not a real domain; it is the fictitious domain
set up for
: the IP addresses that are reserved for IP multicast.
:
: Nothing to worry about.

[ Tom Responds ]:  I kind of figured that part out - only made
the comment to head off questions about was I involved in
something like it.
   You're right, it doesn't appear to be anything to "worry
about", but it wasn't happening, it is happening now, and I
want to know why & what for.

:
: >23/Oct/2002 20:46:58   Outgoing ICMP   permitted; Out ICMP
[8]
: >Echo Request; localhost->64.224.86.159; Owner: Tcpip Kernel
: >Driver
:
: This means that some software on your machine is pinging
: 64.224.86.159. My guess is that it's some software trying to
tell if
: you have an active Internet connection or not, probably so
it can
: phone home and check for updates.

[ Tom Responds ]:  Yup, as I said, the firewall *claims* it's
GoBack.  And this only starts AFTER I accept the original icmp
requests - so, if windows is doing it, why, once I accept an
icmp, does it Goback decide to ping Interland?  Doesn't make
sense, I don't think.

:
: >Oh, and to the best of my ability, I am virus/worm free,
: >adaware free, don't use chats, do use ICQ (but it's Removed
: >for the duration until, I settle this), and other
newsgroups I
: >use are strictly forced-text so I doubt I picked anything
up
: >online.
:
: It's still possible that some program on your machine is
making the
: network connections without asking you. But the only way to
be sure is
: to reinstall Windows...

[ Tom Responds ]:  Precisely.  And that's why I'm asking for
anyone's experience or knowledge of the situation.  Lots of
info on google but what applies here isn't something I'm
technically savvy enough to understand.  The bit about it
being "just windows" I've heard before, but I've never seen
proof or reasoning to support that.  I don't think it is.
Even if reinstalling would fix it, that still wouldn't answer
my questions or tell why it's happening or why it changes from
one form to another.
   Not real surprising, but there's nothing but silence from
interland; not even an ack.
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Regards,
Tom
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