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SP 2: Local Area Connection sending out billions of packets?

 
 
SA
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      29th Aug 2004
Hi all,

Installed SP 2 on a Compaq TC1000 Tablet PC. No real problems, but when I
open the properties of my Local Area Connection, I see that the Sent packets
count reaches ridiculous numbers, like several billions (250,000,000,000 and
up) within a few seconds of connecting?

What's up with that? It's physically impossible to send out billions of
packets in a few seconds, so there must be some bug there?

(The system does seem to be sending packets, seeing from the activity on my
switch.)

I also have ZoneAlarm running.

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Dennis Lazo
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      29th Aug 2004
sa,

if zonealarm is not reporting anything, then there is less likely anything
to worry about.

sent data from your computer may also mean data that has been requested by
other computers from yours. it does not mean that your computer has been
pushing data out.

hope this helps.
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"SA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> Installed SP 2 on a Compaq TC1000 Tablet PC. No real problems, but when I
> open the properties of my Local Area Connection, I see that the Sent
> packets
> count reaches ridiculous numbers, like several billions (250,000,000,000
> and
> up) within a few seconds of connecting?
>
> What's up with that? It's physically impossible to send out billions of
> packets in a few seconds, so there must be some bug there?
>
> (The system does seem to be sending packets, seeing from the activity on
> my
> switch.)
>
> I also have ZoneAlarm running.
>
> --
>
> Sven
>
>
>



 
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SA
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      29th Aug 2004
Dennis,

I wasn't worried anything was running on the machine (I am fairly certain
it's free of spyware etc.)

What I don't understand is the reason for that packet count: it is
impossible. That packet count is incorrect. Also, the Received packet count
reports normal numbers.

--

Sven


"Dennis Lazo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> sa,
>
> if zonealarm is not reporting anything, then there is less likely anything
> to worry about.
>
> sent data from your computer may also mean data that has been requested by
> other computers from yours. it does not mean that your computer has been
> pushing data out.
>
> hope this helps.
> --
> Regards,
> Dennis Lazo
>
> the email address from where this message has been sent from is

unmonitored.
> e-mails may be sent at http://dennislazo.com/email/.
> information herein is provided as is with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>
> "SA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Installed SP 2 on a Compaq TC1000 Tablet PC. No real problems, but when

I
> > open the properties of my Local Area Connection, I see that the Sent
> > packets
> > count reaches ridiculous numbers, like several billions (250,000,000,000
> > and
> > up) within a few seconds of connecting?
> >
> > What's up with that? It's physically impossible to send out billions of
> > packets in a few seconds, so there must be some bug there?
> >
> > (The system does seem to be sending packets, seeing from the activity on
> > my
> > switch.)
> >
> > I also have ZoneAlarm running.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Sven
> >
> >
> >

>
>



 
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