On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 04:44:39 -0000, gheston@hiwaay.net (Gary Heston)
wrote:

In article <ct1m54$pnr$1@tioat.ath.cx>, Puddin <Puddin@dodgeit.com> wrote:
 [ ... ]

Ok I just checked my firewall log and this hit at 9:07pm

A computer at IP Address 152.1.109.52  has attempted an unsolicited
connection to TCP port 1024 on your computer.
TCP port 1024 is commonly used by the "Reserved / NetSpy Trojan" service or
program. The source computer has scanned your computer for this trojan, but
it has been blocked by your firewall.

So there is no way I am dropping it just to see if Seti works.

Disable it long enough to attempt a connection to the SETI@BOINC
server; if the connection works, you need to adjust the settings
on your firewally. If it doesn't, the problem isn't the firewall.

Reactivate it immediately after the test.

My system has been probed 500 times over the last two days and 
nine hours--and this is over a dialup link that is not up 24/7.


Gary

Most "hackers" that are probing will NOT use a dial-up connection.
They just aren't on long enough to be any good. What a "hacker", in
this case, is trying to do is use your computer to get to another.
Meaning anything they do will be traced back to your ocmputer and as
long as you don't keep logs, most people don't, then you are the one
the "police" will come after. Your computer COULD be used a DOS,
denial of service, attack but even then a dial-up may not even be on
so probably not worth the trouble.