192.168.1.255 : 137

[Bill K]

It is constantly trying to connect. Shall I let it, or is it harmful?

Bill K

 

[Installer]

Hello ,
Contact your Internet Service Provider
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XP
Media Center Edition
SP3
Norton Internet Security 2009
Webroot SpySweeper
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Laptop HP dv9010
Linksys Wireless WRT54G

 

[Xandros]

check here http://www.grc.com/port_137.htm

192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255 your own router

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Bill K" <[email protected]>

| It is constantly trying to connect. Shall I let it, or is it harmful?

| Bill K

Chances are this is a NetBIOS over IP broadcast and you state "...constantly trying to
connect..." but don't state in what direction or what it is trying to connect to nor how
you came about this information.

Either 192.168.1.255 is a real node (doubt it) or it is a broadcast meaning any node on
the 192.168.1.x network.

This is a Private Address scheme which is presumably related to you being behind a NAT
Router.

This is also a network question and not a WinXP question and should have been posed in a
networking realted news group.

 

[Bill K]

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Bill K