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Firewall causing problems downloading?

I've noticed recently that anytime I try to download a file of any size (> 2MB), I tend to lose my internet connectivity. I can *always* solve this problem by unplugging my cable modem and letting it sit for a few seconds before plugging it back in.

I'm also using Windows XP firewall, and recently started logging to the pfirewall.log file just to see if it might be a firewall-related issue.

Here is an excerpt from that file:

2005-08-20 07:51:02 DROP UDP 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.255 6386 162 122 - -

- - - - - RECEIVE

2005-08-20 07:51:07 DROP UDP 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.255 6387 162 122 - -

- - - - - RECEIVE

2005-08-20 07:51:12 DROP UDP 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.255 6388 162 122 - -

- - - - - RECEIVE

2005-08-20 07:51:12 DROP UDP 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.255 6389 162 145 - -

- - - - - RECEIVE

2005-08-20 07:51:14 DROP UDP 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.255 6390 162 143 - -

- - - - - RECEIVE

The only thing that concerns me is the seemingly sequential ports that are being dropped - 6386, 6387, 6388, etc...

Could all of this somehow be related to my problem downloading?

Reply to
bravodelta73
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Since it is only traffic within your own system, you might as well unblock it and find out.

-Frank

Reply to
Frankster

"Frankster" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

udp 162 is snmp traps, so 192.168.1.1 is broadcasting (dest of

192.168.1.255). Is the source your home router?
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Chris Marva

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