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Title: Should I be concerned?
Post by: quandam on Sep 15, 2009, 14:41:07
Received this message via email from Netgear Router:>>>>>UDP Packet - Source:71.195.172.227,31799 Destination:**.**.***.***,14840 - [DOS]<<<<<

The message title was 'Security Alert'. Need I be concerned?


Edit IP address removed.
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Gary on Sep 15, 2009, 14:54:52
Quote from: quandam on Sep 15, 2009, 14:41:07
Received this message via email from Netgear Router:>>>>>UDP Packet - Source:71.195.172.227,31799 Destination:***.***.***.***,14840 - [DOS]<<<<<

The message title was 'Security Alert'. Need I be concerned?
Your router blocks it so no need to worry, I get them once in a blue moon as well. Its just your firewall doing its job
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 15:24:58
What Gary said, Q, the router is just waiting for you to pat it on the head and throw it a biscuit. ;D (Food in the thread by reply 2!)
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Bill on Sep 15, 2009, 15:55:59
The security alerts to worry about are the ones you don't get... hence a decent software firewall!

@ Gary (or Rik)- you might like to take Q's IP address out of the quote...
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 16:00:53
Nice spot, thanks, Bill. :karma:
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Ray on Sep 15, 2009, 16:01:18
Done.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 16:02:02
I think I got in just before you Ray, so you get the credit. ;D
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Ray on Sep 15, 2009, 16:05:13
Thanks, Rik, I'd missed it in the quote, Gary must have posted his reply just before I removed it from Q's original post.
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 16:05:54
It's easy for that to happen - he said, from experience. ;)
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Ray on Sep 15, 2009, 16:07:09
True,  :)
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Gary on Sep 15, 2009, 16:08:09
Sorry about that  :red:
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 16:09:01
That's you, me and Ray, Gary. We'll blame Q. ;D
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Gary on Sep 15, 2009, 16:14:14
Quote from: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 16:09:01
That's you, me and Ray, Gary. We'll blame Q. ;D
;D
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Ray on Sep 15, 2009, 16:16:36
 ;D
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: quandam on Sep 15, 2009, 16:52:26
Many thanks for the advice chaps. I take the full blame ;) Should have thought about the likely problems :eek4:
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Ray on Sep 15, 2009, 16:55:50
NP  ;) :thumb:
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Rik on Sep 15, 2009, 16:56:45
Who are you calling a problem, Q? ;D
Title: Re: Should I be concerned?
Post by: Sebby on Sep 16, 2009, 01:07:33
:whistle: ;D