Log was not enabled. it is now. No bad side effects of denying the access. Don Gman wrote: > They are. It looks like the first one is at the far end of your network > addresses (1.255), so it may indicate/implicate a part of your router > itself. The router should have some sort of running log which may or may > not give you more info on just what was being attempted there. > > Did denying it cause any issues? > > Peace, > Gman > > http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php > > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don" <dswabc@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 8:41 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Firewall Alert > > > >> Just got this alert from my firewall: >> >> Program: Application >> Path: System >> Time: 6/5/09/ 6:19:51 PM >> Events: 1 >> >> Access was denied >> >> Someone is trying to access your computer over the internet. Remote >> address 192.168.1.255 (UDP Port 138) from 192.168.1.113 (Port 138) >> >> >> What does all that mean? I thought that 192.168.1.x were all local >> addresses. >> >> Don >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------