Anonymous Computer Intrusions

RDurantB · Jan 15, 2007

Hi and thanks for your help.
I'm running XP, browser is Firefox, provider is Earthlink. I use a wired router and also run a laptop from a notebook adapter. My question is about the firewall on Earthlink's Protection Control Center. The firewall frequently reports through a window that appears on screen, that a computer or process is trying to either access the internet or my computer, as the case may be. Sometimes the process or software is identifed, but all too often it is not. Normally this occurs when I start or shut down software or a web site, but is not necessarily just when I am trying to go on line. What is irritating is that often there is no information about the computer or software trying to gain access in or out, just a computer number.
Is there some way to trace or identify the computer which this number applies to and learn which application or computer is trying to use my computer or gain access to my computer?
Her's an example as reported by the Earthlink firewall:
computer: 216.239.63.91. The protocol associated with this is listed as TCP+UDP/80. Sometimes the protocol indicates " any ". Invariably the firewall will not identify the process assiciated with these computers.
Thanks for any advice.

TimW · Jan 15, 2007

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