Re: Generic Host Windows 32

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 11/30/03 

Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 19:24:16 -0700

One of the more common things that will try to get past
your firewall from the generic host is DNS client lookups.
You really need to look at the fine print in the block info
and make decisions based on that. For example, the DNS
client will be wanting to go to a DNS server IP on port 53. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"dale" <collie@couragebuilders.com> wrote in message
news:964d01c3b69e$a5ca6a60$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> My Zone Alarm firewall often reports that Generic Host Win
> 32 is trying to access the internet.  Do we know what this
> is and should I allow it to access?
> Thanks
> dale

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