Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:38:52 GMT, Bill Baka wrote:
>
>> Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
>>> On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:56:40 GMT, Bill Baka wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris Mattern wrote:
>>>>> Whether or not Linux is a kernel can be slippery, yes. But
>>>>> it's not a protocol, period. That's like describing an
>>>>> airplane as being a flight plan.
>>>>>
>>>> I do know that stuff is happening since my router's Internet light
>>>> sometimes gets all 'blinky' when I don't have any Internet stuff
>>>> running. It almost never gets to my hard drive since I also use a 3Com
>>>> server grade card with it's own junk blocking.
>>>> I don't keep anything financial on my computer so if anyone is looking
>>>> to hijack me, good luck.
>>>> Bill Baka
>>>
>>> So?
>>>
>>> Assuming you are on broadband, there is traffic on your node.
>>> Probably some kid down the road with a Quake server.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> The Internet light blinks all the time, day and night, but I think that
>> is just a 'keep alive' ping.
>> I was talking about my Ethernet light to my computer where the server
>> NIC should block even more junk. If my Ethernet light is busy that
>> probably means someone is trying to hack me or maybe just anybody on the
>> system that responds. It doesn't get into my computer, AFAIK.
>> Bill Baka
>
> So run Ethereal or some other packet sniffer on it and see what's
> going on.

Wireshark is a wonder.