> > This traffic is generated by one of our servers on the cable modem > > network > I, as well as many others, would be very interested to know whether T/C or > some other party installed the program which generates this traffic?
Personally I don't see much chance that this traffic is *not* generated by T/C. Afterall, they deliberately route it through their whole network. If it was malicious, they could stop it at their nearest router. But consider the possibility that 172.20.18.55 is a "fake" IP generated by their equipment on each subnet, in the same way as 192.168.100.1 is a fake IP which is picked up by a supposedly transparent and therefore non-addressable cablemodem. > > The traffic itself isn't > > routed and so it is not being counted as usage towards your allocated > > datacap, > I'm very relieved to hear that! Not that you didn't know this before, having checked your detailed T/C usage page. > > i got the same reply EXACTLY word for word sounds like a auto response. > That proves quite conclusively that T/C know about this 'issue', Or that the same person has responded to all the support requests from concerned luggers. > but that > they are unable to fix the problem. This paranoid explanation is but one of the possibilities, IMHO. > > so now who do i send the bill for wasting my power logging this traffic > > i dont need to see? Like the extra few CPU cycles to dump this stuff, when you're running the whole box anyway? Get real. Save your steam for when you get tcp DDoSed and actually *need* T/C cooperation in fending it off, because then you are definitely paying for that traffic! > Yes I do agree that they should fix the problem. Without knowing their exact network setup it's somewhat difficult to say. > The whole issue of this traffic would make for an interesting read in > technology page of The Press would it not? Doubt it. That page is aimed at Joe Bloggs, and the issue in question does not result in any discernible effect on his/her Mickeydesktop. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
