Re: A question about ZoneAlarm Alerts message

From: Benny Geys (Benny.Geys#pandora.be@info.der-keiler.de)
Date: 03/05/02 

From: "Benny Geys" <Benny.Geys#pandora.be>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:42:50 +0100

"The Trackers" <z7xk2hyy3hh@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3C8484E6.5152C344@msn.com...
> Show a partial copy of the log. If you don't see your IP address on the
> right side of the log your HACKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No
> doubt
>
> Tracker

IMHO you should ignore posts made by The Trackers...

> Lasher wrote:
> >
> > Hallo to everybody, first sorry for my bad English...
> > I've a little question to make about an Alerts message appears everytime
for
> > two months ago on my pc, is this
> >
> > The firewall has blocked Internet access to tick.usno.navy.mil
(192.5.41.40)
> > (UDP Port 123) from your computer.
> >
> > What want USNO.NAVY.MIL ??
> > Someone had received the same message??
> >
> > Thanks a lot and sorry in this message is OT too...

192.5.41.40 is an NTP server. You use these server to keep your computer's
clock synchronized. UDP Port 123 is the standard NTP port (Network Time
Protocol).

So I guess you are running an NTP client and that needs to connect to the
internet to correct your pc's time.

Kind greetings,

Benny

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