TONS of connections!

PH3N0M · Aug 17, 2009, 07:31 PM

Here is a list of my connections when I open CMD and type netstat. There are a ton of ports connecting. Can anyone tell me what this crap is and/or how to turn it off?!

Chaos · Aug 17, 2009, 07:58 PM

XPS-730X is that not the name of your PC?
and the 192.168.1.100 entries are the open ports that are currently connected

IvanV · Aug 17, 2009, 08:18 PM

Assuming that Chaos is right about XPS-730-H2C being your computer, most of those connections are local, from different processes on your computer to the computer itself and are harmless. The rest are probably made by the browser. Overall, I don't think that there is reason for concern. A still want to get more information about what's making the connections, your firewall should provide a suitable list.

PH3N0M · Aug 17, 2009, 08:40 PM

Yes, the XPS-730x-H2C is the name of my PC. I was just wondering what all of the open ports were for. I've never seen that many on a PC.

GigaWatt · Aug 20, 2009, 02:39 PM

as IvanV said, most of them are internal processes, most of the ports above 9000 are used internally...

seeing that most of the connections are made through the 10080 port, they are probably internal connections that are used by some services, so there is really no reason for panic...

Aug 17, 2009, 07:31 PM	#1
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 348 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	TONS of connections! Here is a list of my connections when I open CMD and type netstat. There are a ton of ports connecting. Can anyone tell me what this crap is and/or how to turn it off?! __________________

Aug 17, 2009, 07:58 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: TONS of connections! XPS-730X is that not the name of your PC? and the 192.168.1.100 entries are the open ports that are currently connected __________________

Aug 17, 2009, 08:18 PM	#3
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,654 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: TONS of connections! Assuming that Chaos is right about XPS-730-H2C being your computer, most of those connections are local, from different processes on your computer to the computer itself and are harmless. The rest are probably made by the browser. Overall, I don't think that there is reason for concern. A still want to get more information about what's making the connections, your firewall should provide a suitable list. __________________ Our Folding@home stats:

Aug 17, 2009, 08:40 PM	Thread Starter #4
PH3N0M The Master of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The U.S. of A Posts: 348 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Re: TONS of connections! Yes, the XPS-730x-H2C is the name of my PC. I was just wondering what all of the open ports were for. I've never seen that many on a PC. __________________

Aug 20, 2009, 02:39 PM	#5
GigaWatt Now In Color :D Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Macedonia, Skopje Posts: 2,116 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Re: TONS of connections! as IvanV said, most of them are internal processes, most of the ports above 9000 are used internally... seeing that most of the connections are made through the 10080 port, they are probably internal connections that are used by some services, so there is really no reason for panic... __________________ It's not schisophrenia... it's just a voice in my head...