Strange unwanted upload

MartyBoy

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I just installed my BEFSR41 router with 2 computer on it top share a DSL connection. Everything works but there is one thing : one of the computer always shows upload activity even when nothings happening. this one is on Win2000. The other one is on XP, no problem. And the LINK/ACT light on the router is always flickering...What the hell???
 

p0lar

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Nov 16, 2002
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Find out what it is:

Snag WinPCAP (do a search on google for winpcap) and snort (www.snort.org).

Install both.

then do this from the c:\snort\bin directory:

snort -v

and watch. It sounds like the potential for a worm. Regardless, you'll find out exactly what kind of traffic is going in/out of the interface and be able to tell if it's legitimate or something rogue.

good luck.