[pchelpers] Re: Message Meaning: svchost.exe connection

Hi Bill

> When I connect with the Internet, Sygate Firewall asks if I want to 
> permit a programme to access the internet. It usually two messages, 
> to wit:
> 
> Generic Host Process for WIN32 Services (svchost.exe) is trying to 
> broadcast to [to 239.255.255.250] using remote post-1900 [SSDP- 
> Simple Service Discovered Protocol]. do you want to allow this 
> program to access the network?
> 
> Another of the same ilk asks to connect to another location.
> 
> Recently, because of a computer hard disk drive failure, I was thrust 
> into the arms of MS XPpro. This operating systemand does lots of 
> remarkable things I'm unfamiliar with.  Perhaps someone can tell me 
> whether this is an innocent connection being made by svchost.exe, 
> or not. Any background appreciated.

It's probably Windows Update (inside your computer) checking the MS 
server to see if you need something new. Allow it (only outbound!) 
unless you're paranoid. But turn off "act as server" as described here:

http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showthread.php?s=263d9f19e6ef21ffdca10fe46e743e8b&threadid=12108&highlight=svchost

But:
And if there are other machines on the lan, you probably don't want to 
uncheck "act as server" for svchost, because it will stop file sharing etc.
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showthread.php?s=263d9f19e6ef21ffdca10fe46e743e8b&threadid=6672

Ek


(background info:
Client means your PC is requesting an outgoing connection first. Server 
mode the port would be listening waiting for incoming connections.
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showthread.php?s=263d9f19e6ef21ffdca10fe46e743e8b&threadid=11415
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showthread.php?s=263d9f19e6ef21ffdca10fe46e743e8b&threadid=11190
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showthread.php?s=263d9f19e6ef21ffdca10fe46e743e8b&threadid=6890
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showthread.php?s=263d9f19e6ef21ffdca10fe46e743e8b&threadid=6672


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