Event Viewer?

[Marsha]

Hello,
I am getting several of these at a time (see below)with different names. Can
someone tell me what I need to do to stop this? When I click on the link
where it takes me to Microsoft to explain...I do not understand exactly how
this problem is suppose to be corrected. I need some help. I have dial up
Windows XP
Thanks,
Marsha
Logon Failure:

Reason: Unknown user name or bad password

User Name: Administrator

Domain: BIANCA-5T7CZLEW

Logon Type: 3

Logon Process: NtLmSsp

Authentication Package:

MICROSOFT_AUTHENTICATION_PACKAGE_V1_0

Workstation Name: BIANCA-5T7CZLEW

 

[Guest]

The link opens help/support in xp with knowlege-base giving some repairs
or answers to the event/warning....Doesnt the list give any results to the
problem.....

 

[Marsha]

This is what it says to do, however I do not know how to do that.
Port 445 is open, how do I close this port?

Explanation
This event record indicates an attempt to log on using an unknown user
account or a valid user account but with an incorrect password. An
unexpected increase in the number of these audits could represent an attempt
by someone to find user accounts and passwords (such as a "dictionary"
attack, in which a list of words is used by a program to attempt entry).


User Action
The person with administrative rights for the computer should
establish a threshold limit for attempted log ons. Attempts in excess of the
limit should be investigated as a possible attempt to break into the
computer.

 

[Drew Tognola]

Marsha,

Log on as the administrator & check these settings,

* Click Start > Run, type gpedit.msc , click OK
* Expand (+) 'User Configuration'
* Expand (+) 'Windows Settings'
* Expand (+) 'Security Settings
* Expand (+) 'Account Policies'
Look into both sub-folders, 'Password Policy' & 'Account Lockout Policy',
Specifically check 'Account Lockout Threshold' in the 'Account Lockout
Policy' folder.

Drew

 

[Marsha]

Thanks for helping me with my problen.

 

[Drew Tognola]

your welcome

Drew