the solution is to install linux and setup a firewall-gateway. Forget
trying to secure your win98 box.
At 06:41 AM 19/09/2001 +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi sluggers,
>
>I am convinced someone is trying to hack me, or crack rather. I am sitting
>on a dialup connection, and there's strange traffic happening. Even when I'm
>not FTP'ing or anything, I see I have sent out like half a megabyte or
>something.
>
>Is this unusual???
>
>I am using Windows 98 SE on this particular connection.
>
>Is there a packet sniffer for Windows that I can sit on the connection to
>inspect all incoming and outgoing traffic, and get the IP address of the
>other side, etc?
>
>What is the best firewall that I can install for Windoze 98?
>
>Thanks heaps.
>
>James
>
>
>
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