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Free Republic | 10/15/01 | Fighting Irish

Posted on 10/15/2001 11:02:08 AM PDT by Fighting Irish

Over the past several weeks I've noticed a higher than usual amount of hits to my firewall.

Since I spend quite a bit of time on this site, it appears that most of the hits come while logged in to FR.

My question is, has anyone else, behind a firewall experienced this?

SysOp?


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1 posted on 10/15/2001 11:02:08 AM PDT by Fighting Irish
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To: Fighting Irish
Me too, Irish. I surf quite a bit and never get the hits like I do here. My Norton Firewall log is full. Couldn't tell you why.
2 posted on 10/15/2001 11:07:11 AM PDT by Righter-than-Rush
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To: Fighting Irish
Code Red is part of the new background noise of the internet, and Nimda have added a massive increase in those hits(It started early sept). That might account for this. And of course those hits are random, so you migh be reading something into the noise.
Or are these hits on things other than port 80?
3 posted on 10/15/2001 11:09:28 AM PDT by danielobvt
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To: Fighting Irish
No. actually my firewall hits have gone way down.
It might be innocuous. What type of connection do you have?
If you have not defined your ISP to your firewall, then when there is a problem connection, your ISP would be interpreted as a site trying to access you.
If you are using zonealarm, then identify the site that is hitting you, confirm by calling your isp, and if so, add them to the list of local computers in your network.
Regards.
4 posted on 10/15/2001 11:09:56 AM PDT by ScholarWarrior
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To: danielobvt
I've been getting dozens other than port 80 per visit.
5 posted on 10/15/2001 11:12:07 AM PDT by Fighting Irish
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To: ScholarWarrior
I'm using dialup at this location. Some are from my ISP but only about one or two per session. When I get the time I'll print out my ever growing log and make the call.

Thanks.

6 posted on 10/15/2001 11:15:52 AM PDT by Fighting Irish
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To: Fighting Irish
I have noticed that since I signed on to FR, that only Republicans get elected President.

pretty wierd, eh?

7 posted on 10/15/2001 11:18:15 AM PDT by francisandbeans
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To: Fighting Irish
Dial up your Sidebar Moderator and report this nefarious condition...Whatever it is...
8 posted on 10/15/2001 11:25:58 AM PDT by cynicom
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To: francisandbeans
I get lots of hits, but no more or less than before 9-11. I've only ever voted for conservatives, think there's a connection?
9 posted on 10/15/2001 11:27:22 AM PDT by WIMom
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To: Fighting Irish
Right after Sept.11th, I was getting 20 to 25 attacks in a 3 hour period - every night for a couple of weeks. I think that virus was going around then too, but in the last week or so they have really dropped off.
10 posted on 10/15/2001 1:11:13 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: WIMom
There are places for people like you...I can't think of any of them right this minute...but when I do, I'll let you know.
11 posted on 10/15/2001 4:12:36 PM PDT by Fighting Irish
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To: francisandbeans
Yes.....ain't it wonderful?
12 posted on 10/15/2001 4:13:27 PM PDT by Fighting Irish
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