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Pings

May 31, 2004 11:26AM PDT

Greetings,

Is there a way, a utility, that can determine which progam on a Windows ME PC is initiating a "ping" ?

I am aware of utilities that will initiate and provide tracing function for "pings", but I'd like to do a "reverse ping trace". That is, a monitoring function that will identify which programs on a PC are initiating the "ping".

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Re:Pings
May 31, 2004 11:33AM PDT

Let me state that your post is a little devoid of what the issue is, but ZONE ALARM can help pinpoint outgoing packets.

But before you try to track down who is pinging you, be sure you know about "spoofing." In fact, don't ask me about spoofing, just use http://www.google.com since it's widely discussed.

Bob

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Re:Re:Pings
Jun 7, 2004 12:03PM PDT

Greetings R. Proffitt,

Right you are.

Below is a line from the ZoneAlarm log.

FWOUT,2004/06/06,06:30:34 -5:00 GMT,
192.168.1.100:0,192.168.1.1:0,
ICMP (type:8/subtype:0)

The middle, or second line, shows the source of the "ping", my PC, and the destination, my router.

What I'm trying to determine is what program, or hardware on my PC is initiating the "ping" to my router.

Thanks for your thoughts.

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Your machine. Make a list.
Jun 7, 2004 11:36PM PDT

You have to work this issue. There is no magic tool for that OS, but a ping may be quite proper for your setup. Such was not revealed as well as what software is running.

Go find a TASKLIST type program and drop what's running until you find it. Then add other items back in.

Again, there is nothing wrong with a machine pinging from time to time. It's a common method to see if the internet connection is functional.

As I read this post, you are, at the moment hunting no insidious item.

Bob