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[ChicoSelfs]

I'm beyond a firewall and a person from here is trying to connect to my computer with a ping atack i have the IP and the service provider on my logs and my question is: Why?

[KingSparta]

what IP Address

[ChicoSelfs]

i'm not revealing the ip address here sorry. I only want to know why are this person doing that.

[KingSparta]

well maybe they are trying to see if you have your media server running and trying to hear music?

[zevele1]

Chico

What do you mind?

You think Media Jukebox,JRiver try to connect to your computer?

Or you know what someone posting here is trying to connect to you?

In this case ,do not be to smart,just ask why ..... user name is trying to connect to you

I mean put his name here

[Lucy]

even if you display his/her IP address here, you won't find the person. Some people's IP addresses are not static.

How did he/she know your media server address?

[BigMike]

Please explain the situation a little better. What do you mean by from here? Is the attack coming from someone on your your network? Your country? This website?

[Durgame]

I reported the same, over a month ago.  I'm sure it's still in the archives.

Durgame

[Durgame]

BigMike,

> Please explain the situation a little better.

Ever hear of ZoneAlarm - the IP for JRiver keeps showing up.  I simply block it, regardless what that purpose is.  Maybe an entry in a FAQ to explain it is in order.

Someone commented on this once, but I forgot the answer.  I'm sure the question will comeup again.

Durgame

[gateley]

If you are talking about the JRiver web server, it's not an attack, it's a technique used to optimize the transfer of information via IP. It sends ICMP packets out to discover stuff about the paths available (in particular, the maximum size before fragmentation). Search for AIX and MTU (and if that doesn't get you far enough, throw in attack) and you'll find the technical details.

As is common, JRiver provides an address: abuse at jriver.com and a real person (me) responds to messages there.

Please be careful about accusing us of attacks.

j

[Mark]

Because he wants to boring you!!

[Charlemagne 8]

I have ZoneAlarm, too. This is their explanation of "Ping".
When it pops up, you can either block it or not. No harm seems to come of either choice. You can also tell it to block ALL pings from the same address by checking the "Remember this answer ... " box.
ping

A type of ICMP message (formally "ICMP echo") used to determine whether a specific computer is connected to the Internet. A small utility program sends a simple "echo request" message to the destination IP address, and then waits for a response. If a computer at that address receives the message, it sends an "echo" back. Some Internet providers regularly "ping" their customers to see if they are still connected.

[scodan]

This is a perfect example of an average user installing personal firewall software, then over- and misreacting to false alarms.

This sort of "Internet background noise" has always been there.  It's less than harmful; properly implemented, it can be beneficial.

The ratio of people who freak out over worries that they "might get hacked" or "have been hacked" to the people who "actually get hacked" is astronomical.

Relax, and pay less attention to that crapware you have installed.  After all, it was designed to make you think there's more to worry about than there actually is.  Think about it!

[KingSparta]

Not everyone is a MCSC

[Charlemagne 8]

scodan,
I agree that it is in Zonealarm's best interest to keep us alarmed about hackers but just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're NOT out to get you.
The odds are fairly long that we will be the target but the possibility exists. Same reason people buy insurance. It's a long shot that you'll need it but the possiblity exists.
We are using the net and our computers in general for more and more sensitive purposes ... banking, accounting, borrowing, purchasing ... all leaving traces of our personal information behind. Identity theft has been identified as the fastest growing type of crime at this point by folks who DON'T have a vested interest in fostering our paranoia.
Having said all that, we probably could lighten up a little. The fact remains that if you don't know how or where the danger is, but you are aware of danger, you tend to be over-protective.
CVIII

[Harry the Hipster]

And ZoneAlarm is not crapware. Some of what it blocks is definitely off on the grass. But in any case, we have an explanation, and everyone can now get a good night's sleep in their various time zones.

HTH

Listening to: 'Darn That Dream' from 'Dinah Jams '54' by 'Dinah Washington' on Media Jukebox

[scodan]

And ZoneAlarm is not crapware

That's debatable.