Firewall Questions

berks · 04-15-2004, 09:32 PM

Ok I use sygate personal firewall pro.

I keep getting hits from my ISP Cox Communications to my firewall and I don't know why. Does anyone have any idea why they keep doing this? Is it something to do with changing my IP or something? I would like to figure it out without having to call them but i am getting ready to call them soon.

I attached a picture of what i get.

thornyone · 04-16-2004, 05:27 AM

i keep geting the same and i wrote to them and got this reply
Are Abuse department will scan all connections to ensure that the terms
held in our Acceptable Use Policy are being met. This can be done as
offen as we deem necessary. You have not mentioned whether this is
coming from blueyonder or another ISP. If this is from another ISP then
you will need to report this issue to the relevant abuse team.
this is with blueyonder in england

Lion7718 · 04-16-2004, 08:48 AM

There just pinging you..when I used Sygate..I would get them from AOL also.

berks · 04-16-2004, 10:31 AM

thanks guys i just wasn't sure why it was doing this all of a sudden!

Hollowpoint · 05-02-2004, 08:24 AM

alot of the time some ISPs do it for self defense too, they check that the latest worm / virus hasn't tagged along for a ride, and opened a port or 2.

If one is detected, your ISP may email you.

04-16-2004, 08:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
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berks PCTT Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,735	thanks guys i just wasn't sure why it was doing this all of a sudden! __________________ Vote For Us!!!

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Hollowpoint Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: a small molecule called earth in a vast blood system called the universe surrounded by a heavenly body... maybe Posts: 108	alot of the time some ISPs do it for self defense too, they check that the latest worm / virus hasn't tagged along for a ride, and opened a port or 2. If one is detected, your ISP may email you. __________________ <anamexis> oh man <anamexis> I was opening a coke, right --> Beefpile (~mbeefpile@cloaked.wi.rr.com) has joined #themacmind <anamexis> and it exploded <anamexis> ALMOST all over my keyboard <anamexis> but I got it away just in time <-- Beefpile has quit (sick ****ers) <anamexis> :<

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04-16-2004, 05:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
thornyone Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sheffield Posts: 208	i keep geting the same and i wrote to them and got this reply Are Abuse department will scan all connections to ensure that the terms held in our Acceptable Use Policy are being met. This can be done as offen as we deem necessary. You have not mentioned whether this is coming from blueyonder or another ISP. If this is from another ISP then you will need to report this issue to the relevant abuse team. this is with blueyonder in england