Question about 0.0.0.0

[programmernovice]

Hi I have Norton Internet Security, and keep getting a message from
it: "A computer with the IP address 0.0.0.0 sent information that is
characteristic of the Goidr DNS Request attack". This sounds like
Chinese to me. Can someone please tell me what it's all about, and,
more importantly what, if anything, do I need to do about it? Many
thanks for all help.

 

[Mr. Arnold]

Hi I have Norton Internet Security, and keep getting a message from
it: "A computer with the IP address 0.0.0.0 sent information that is
characteristic of the Goidr DNS Request attack". This sounds like
Chinese to me. Can someone please tell me what it's all about, and,
more importantly what, if anything, do I need to do about it? Many
thanks for all help.

IP 0.0.0.0 is not usable, like 255.255.255.255 is not usable. It seems to me
that you need to dump Norton, as it's got you all paranoid.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial37.html

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: <[email protected]>

| Hi I have Norton Internet Security, and keep getting a message from
| it: "A computer with the IP address 0.0.0.0 sent information that is
| characteristic of the Goidr DNS Request attack". This sounds like
| Chinese to me. Can someone please tell me what it's all about, and,
| more importantly what, if anything, do I need to do about it? Many
| thanks for all help.

0.0.0.0 is used by BootP or DHCP to obtain an address.

 

[Smiles]

Hi I have Norton Internet Security, and keep getting a message from
it: "A computer with the IP address 0.0.0.0 sent information that is
characteristic of the Goidr DNS Request attack". This sounds like
Chinese to me. Can someone please tell me what it's all about, and,
more importantly what, if anything, do I need to do about it? Many
thanks for all help.

call norton they will give you support