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PC Tools Firewall Question louise 03-09-2007
Posted by louise on March 9, 2007, 11:33 pm
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I've just installed PC Tools Firewall. I'm running XP, SP2
with all critical updates, SuperAntiSpyware and NOD 32.

In looking at the logs, and I find 10 or 15 entries in
about 1 or two minutes which read as follows:

Rule: TCP/UDP: Any other packet
Zone: Internet Zone
Action: blocked
Type: UDP
Additional: Port Dest: 137 Src 137 (some are to 138)

What are these?

TIA

Louise

Posted by B. Nice on March 10, 2007, 12:26 am
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wrote:

>I've just installed PC Tools Firewall.

Yes. For what purpose?

>I'm running XP, SP2
>with all critical updates, SuperAntiSpyware and NOD 32.

So you don't really need this socalled "firewall".

>In looking at the logs, and I find 10 or 15 entries in
>about 1 or two minutes which read as follows:
>
>Rule: TCP/UDP: Any other packet
>Zone: Internet Zone
>Action: blocked
>Type: UDP
>Additional: Port Dest: 137 Src 137 (some are to 138)
>
>What are these?

Log entries.

You should'nt be running software you don't understand. Otherwise
there is http://www.pctools.com/contact/support/

Posted by louise on March 10, 2007, 1:32 pm
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B. Nice wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> I've just installed PC Tools Firewall.
>
> Yes. For what purpose?
>
>> I'm running XP, SP2
>> with all critical updates, SuperAntiSpyware and NOD 32.
>
> So you don't really need this socalled "firewall".
>
>> In looking at the logs, and I find 10 or 15 entries in
>> about 1 or two minutes which read as follows:
>>
>> Rule: TCP/UDP: Any other packet
>> Zone: Internet Zone
>> Action: blocked
>> Type: UDP
>> Additional: Port Dest: 137 Src 137 (some are to 138)
>>
>> What are these?
>
> Log entries.
>
> You should'nt be running software you don't understand. Otherwise
> there is http://www.pctools.com/contact/support/

Being as smart as you seem to think you are, I'm surprised
you're not aware that PC Tools is not providing support for
their free firewall.

So, if you know the answer to my question, I'd really
appreciate the information. People post here to learn and
to help others. In this case, I'm hoping to learn.

Louise

Posted by Casey on March 10, 2007, 2:24 pm
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> B. Nice wrote:
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I've just installed PC Tools Firewall.
> >
> > Yes. For what purpose?
> >
> >> I'm running XP, SP2
> >> with all critical updates, SuperAntiSpyware and NOD 32.
> >
> > So you don't really need this socalled "firewall".
> >
> >> In looking at the logs, and I find 10 or 15 entries in
> >> about 1 or two minutes which read as follows:
> >>
> >> Rule: TCP/UDP: Any other packet
> >> Zone: Internet Zone
> >> Action: blocked
> >> Type: UDP
> >> Additional: Port Dest: 137 Src 137 (some are to 138)
> >>
> >> What are these?
> >
> > Log entries.
> >
> > You should'nt be running software you don't understand. Otherwise
> > there is http://www.pctools.com/contact/support/
>
> Being as smart as you seem to think you are, I'm surprised
> you're not aware that PC Tools is not providing support for
> their free firewall.
>
> So, if you know the answer to my question, I'd really
> appreciate the information. People post here to learn and
> to help others. In this case, I'm hoping to learn.
>
> Louise
>
Louise, you made an outstanding response.
Casey

Posted by B. Nice on March 10, 2007, 2:28 pm
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wrote:

>Being as smart as you seem to think you are, I'm surprised
>you're not aware that PC Tools is not providing support for
>their free firewall.

I'm not surprised they don't.

>So, if you know the answer to my question, I'd really
>appreciate the information.

Your logs seem to indicate that your "firewall" has blocked some
packets from other machines destined for your machines port 137. Just
like your build-in packet filter (the XP firewall) would have done.

>People post here to learn and
>to help others. In this case, I'm hoping to learn.

And I'm trying to point you in a direction to learn that you don't
need a "personal firewall". Since you seem unable (or reluctant) to
answer why you installed one in the first place I assume I'm right.


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