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offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 03:24 [#01407186]
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so, i'm on a cable connection and one of the modem lights
for either sent or received data is nearly always blinking
non stop, up to the point where it just stays lit without
blinking.

this happens as soon as the computer has booted up.
Sometimes i think this may prevent me from getting online,
but now i am online, as it is still lit. Either way, i want
it to fucking stop. When i click 'stop all traffic' in kerio
firewall, nothing happens. When i pull out all the cables,
even for longer periods of time, and reboot the computer,
nothing changes.

Now i'm no expert, but i know theres this thing called
netstat which lets you look at your connections. Of course i
would have no idea how to read it, but i thought it should
be useful anyway. So i run the program, it appears for a
bout 2.5 seconds and then disappears without warning or
whatever.

I run spybot, system mechanic, ad aware and mcaffee virus
scan on a regular basis.

What other ways are there to check my system for unwanted
connections etc. ?

Do i have to contact my ISP and if so, what do i ask/tell ?

thanks a bunch


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 03:44 [#01407209]
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wonder if THIS works..

please have a look and lemme know if you see anything highly
suspicious in there, such as that 'second defy face about
type internet.exe crap WTF


 

offline DeLtoiD from Ontario on 2004-11-27 03:47 [#01407211]
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i unplug everything... but that's onyl when th elights
bother me



 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 06:55 [#01407322]
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no it doesn't work.


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-11-27 07:00 [#01407328]
Points: 16065 Status: Regular



it asks me to sign into hotmail, which i cant.

anyway, if you want to use netstat you have to run it from
the command prompt, not just type 'netstat' straight away

do: start -> uitvoeren -> cmd

there, type "netstat |more"

(thats the thing above the \ on my keyboard)

also: try pulling out all cables that go to the computer. if
only the send led keeps blinking for some time, you might be
fucked


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-11-27 07:01 [#01407329]
Points: 16065 Status: Regular



Actieve verbindingen

Proto Lokaal adres Extern adres
Status
TCP jeroen:4448 localhost:4449
ESTABLISHED
TCP jeroen:4449 localhost:4448
ESTABLISHED
TCP jeroen:3421
europe-1-82-227-82-80.fbx.proxad.net:4502 ESTAB
LISHED
TCP jeroen:3421
125.Red-83-37-125.pooles.rima-tde.net:29243 EST
ABLISHED
TCP jeroen:3421
229.199.186.195.cust.bluewin.ch:18992 ESTABLISH
ED
TCP jeroen:3421
229.199.186.195.cust.bluewin.ch:19002 ESTABLISH
ED
TCP jeroen:3421 212.116.139.141:1481
ESTABLISHED
TCP jeroen:3953 38.115.131.131:2240
ESTABLISHED
TCP jeroen:4471 fotomera.com:http
TIME_WAIT
TCP jeroen:4474 fotomera.com:http
TIME_WAIT
TCP jeroen:4476 fotomera.com:http
TIME_WAIT
TCP jeroen:4477 fotomera.com:http
TIME_WAIT
TCP jeroen:4480 fotomera.com:http
TIME_WAIT
TCP jeroen:4481 fotomera.com:http
TIME_WAIT

youll get something like that. search for adresses that
smell like spyware.

also: fotomera.com hmmm...



 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-11-27 07:03 [#01407333]
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[triple post]

its not abnormal for the lights to blink like shit tho,
especially when you are using msn or some other messenger,
running a p2p program or browse the web.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 07:11 [#01407347]
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fotomera is xltronic, isn't it?


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-11-27 07:12 [#01407352]
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hahaha, yeps.

2 domains hidden behind the same ip adress.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 13:56 [#01408024]
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it blinks even when not using anything that connects to the
net.

how do i make the ms dos window copy/pastable?


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-27 14:02 [#01408035]
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Depends on the sort of blinking though. It could just be
normal internet traffic. You're always transferring data
even if it's just a small amount.


 

offline oscillik from the fires of orc on 2004-11-27 14:05 [#01408039]
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Right-Click the icon in the top left of the DOS box, choose
Mark and you've got commands there so you can copy and paste
text to and from the DOS box


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 14:09 [#01408045]
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it's blinking like MAD. sometimes even so fast its
permanently lit. while the other light rarely blinks.

its the transmit LED btw.

i just checked netstat and i dont see anything suspicious
there. now i've got a prob with kerio firewall though. i
cant get online anymore when its active. so i set everything
that was set to 'deny' to 'ask' but it doesnt ask me shit
when i open my browser :|

oh well at least i'm online now.

thanks everyone!


 

offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-27 14:20 [#01408057]
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Blinking like mad is a bad thing. Hmmmm


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 14:26 [#01408065]
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your avatar is synched to the millisecond to this track i'm
listening to. scary. vlr's set btw.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-27 14:57 [#01408086]
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This won't help: control panel - modems - change the speed
or change some other option. Maybe use a program called
everest to make sure you have the right modem driver. Maybe
do a cold boot, or complete reformat. My lights have a
problem of not blinking for too long unless I'm continually
opening new pages, then just disconnecting.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 15:10 [#01408097]
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whats a cold boot?

complete reformat is out of the question.

thanks, oh mighty w M w. I am honored to get a reply from
you.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-27 15:15 [#01408100]
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I maybe used the wrong term but just mean turn your computer
completely off for 10 seconds then back on, which won't help
at all. Maybe right click my computer, properties, device
manager, then "remove" the driver for the modem, then
restart the computer, after which it should recognize the
driver is missing and reinstall it.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-11-27 15:17 [#01408102]
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sounds risky, but maybe i'll give it a shot.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-27 15:24 [#01408109]
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yikes...
maybe you should buy a new cheap modem card on ebay first in
case (make sure it comes with the driver), since if it
fails, you'll be limited to cards in stores. Or better yet,
take someone else's advice.


 


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