Jeff,
Not a problem. Not knowing you I was not sure. No harm done. So do you have any
ideas why this is happening to this user?? I thought that maybe during the testing
that
they set up the machine on an internal net to see that it was working on the Nic card.
Since you state that is not the case, any other ideas??
Steven
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On 1/8/2001 at 16:25 Jarmoc, Jeff wrote:
>I didn't mean anything.. no toes stepped on, and I really didn't mean it
>that way. I just thought I might be able to provide some different insight
>as to what those setups really are.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steven Pierce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 4:02 PM
>To: Jarmoc, Jeff; Steve Coleman
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: ping activity originating from my home machine
>
>
>Jeff,
>
>OK. I was just giving him a suggestion a possiable way it is showing
>up. Did not mean to step on any toes...
>
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>On 1/8/2001 at 15:47 Jarmoc, Jeff wrote:
>
>>Having worked as a PC tech in Best Buy a few years ago, I doubt this is the
>>case. When I was there we didn't even HAVE a network to test things on in
>>the lab. The freebie 'setups' consisted of little more than booting the
>>machine up and getting it past all the 'Welcome to your computer' crap that
>>manufacturers put on there, entering the Windows OEM codes, etc. Other
>than
>>that we'd install printer drivers if it was bundled with a printer and
>>that's about it. It was more of a hassle for us to take the thing out of
>>the box than it was worth, and a waste of the customer's time IMO. I think
>>the whole campaign is more marketing spin than anything, trying to show the
>>customer how much Best Buy is doing to make their computing experience
>>simpler.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Steven Pierce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 3:32 PM
>>To: Steve Coleman
>>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: ping activity originating from my home machine
>>
>>
>>
>>Steve,
>>
>>Since Best Buy set it up for you, it could be there network that is was
>>used to check the box out. So the machine is still thinking that it is
>>on BB Network. Sorry, I do not have programs that I am aware that will
>>check out what you want. Sorry.
>>
>>S
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>>On 1/8/2001 at 14:31 Steve Coleman wrote:
>>
>>>Steven Pierce wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> So the first question would be when you opened the box, and turned on
>the
>>machine
>>>> did it require you to go through a set up? Or did it just come up
>>without information
>>>> being requested?
>>>>
>>>> Who did you get the box from, local retail or HP direct?
>>>
>>>I bought it at 'Best Buy' which was offering a "free setup" service, I
>>>guess so they could perform all the registration and install all the
>>>'try this for free' type stuff. The box itself had not been re-packaged
>>>but I have no idea what software they actually installed. Next time I'll
>>>just set it up myself just as I have always done. That way I'll know
>>>what has been done to it.
>>>
>>>I am fairly familiar with WinNT 4.0 but this Win2000 ME stuff is all new
>>>to me. I have used ZoneAlarm on the box and did not see anything
>>>suspicious trying to connect to the network, but the ping/ICMP traffic
>>>is there. I would love to know how ZoneAlarm can figure out what
>>>application is used for a given connection. I could then use the
>>>information from the sniffer to figure this all out. Anybody know of any
>>>tools that can identify the Application for a given port on WinME?
>>>
>>>--
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>>
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