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| Re: Please Prove My Father Wrong! said by mziemba  :
Some, if not Most, of the places that I visit are not run by people that would run SMURF.
Some if not most - This in itself should be a red flag that you may be driving in questionable neighborhoods, so to speak. With that in mind, the ICMPs could be caused by just about anything from connection to game servers to P2P setups, IRC and so on.
We don't know what security settings, tools, apps, AV/AT/firewall products you are using, let alone how current they are or if you bypass them them to "install this viewer to see the movie" or similar prompt. We don't even know what operating system(s) or how many PCs are involved.
With that in mind, it's hard to determine with any confidence what could cause your problem. It could even be as simple as a bad connection or NIC and the "smurfs" reported in logs could be entirely unrelated.
My recommendation is to review the security FAQs, particularly »Security »How to Secure (and Keep Secure) My (New) Computer(s): A Layered Approach: and »Microsoft Application Tips and Tweaks »Concerning Internet Options Security, what do some of the settings mean if you are using IE.
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| Re: Please Prove My Father Wrong! Some if not most - This in itself should be a red flag that you may be driving in questionable neighborhoods, so to speak. With that in mind, the ICMPs could be caused by just about anything from connection to game servers to P2P setups, IRC and so on.
I run IRC but I have never never pissed any individual off and keep only 2 ports open (Used by the Invision script I have inconjunction with my firewall).
Like I said most of teh sites are run by professional individuals. www.toonzone.net, www.voltron.info, www.lordsofpain.net, www.puroresupower.com, www.puroresufan.com, and gamefaqs.com are my most visited sites. And about half the time that's about all I do online.
We don't know what security settings, tools, apps, AV/AT/firewall products you are using, let alone how current they are or if you bypass them them to "install this viewer to see the movie" or similar prompt. We don't even know what operating system(s) or how many PCs are involved.
Router is an SMC7008ABR with, as far as I know a default set up (I am not permitted to access anything in the router because I attempted to use the Port Forwarding for BitTorrent.)
I think we're running the standard factory settings Firewall out of that (Like I said, I'm not allowed to check myself, and even with my father present I'm not allowed to look arround without him watching and asking me what I'm doing and belittling me the entire time. And I'm the only one that is running a personal firewall on a PC hooked up to the network (Zone Alarm Pro). The firewall on my PC NEVER goes off when someone is attempting to get into is. I have it set to block any and all incoming information unless I say it's ok, and still have never seen anything.
The Network consists of 2 PC's running Windows 2000, one running ME (mine), one running XP professional, and a Playstation 2 (Which half the time isn't hooked up to the network)
The SMURF's in the logs are from other people, but they are spoofing the IP address. I've had atleast 2 that have come from the University of Nebraska, and yes we've contacted them and they have said there is no one hooked up to the addresses (yes plural) that were SMURFing us. | |
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1 edit | Re: Please Prove My Father Wrong! "And I'm the only one that is running a personal firewall on a PC hooked up to the network (Zone Alarm Pro). The firewall on my PC NEVER goes off when someone is attempting to get into is. I have it set to block any and all incoming information unless I say it's ok, and still have never seen anything."
You shouldn't see anything incoming with the software firewall. If the router is setup properly. It would seem it is - since your not seeing any alerts with the software firewall. You should see alerts when programs want access out for the 1st time etc. The router should be handling anything that is incoming before it has a chance to even reach the software firewall.
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I seem to recall these guys, game griefers they prefix thier name with Lord----. They live to mess with people, and they are on irc too. I wouldnt go near thier site ever.
I think your dads right 
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