Norton Internet Security / Norton AntiVirus

[CLLL]

This doesn't make any sense.

192.168.1.254 is the address of my DSL modem.

[delphinium Norton Fighter]

I think it is just knocking on your door to see if you are still using the connection.  What ruule is blocking, SMB2000 or UPnP Discovery?

[CLLL]

How can I find out what rule(s) it's blocking?

[dbrisendine Norton Fighter]

Look in your Firewall Activites, Firewall - Network and Connections and Intrusion Prevention logs.  I don't think this is a rule but a IPS flagged event but the logs will show.

Also, are you wired to your DSL modem directly or through anything else (some people put a wireless router inbetween the computer and the DSL modem)?  Have you had any other problems with your system?

[CLLL]

It looks like NIS has been blocking my modem ever since I first installed it (NIS). I didn't know it was doing this until I enabled it to notify of intrustion attempts and such.

My DSL modem goes straight to the ethernet port at the back of my computer. There aren't any other problems with my system that I'm aware of.

Message Edited by CLLL on 04-18-2009 11:29 AM

[dbrisendine Norton Fighter]

One solution is to reset your firewall rules to the default set:

Goto (this in NIS2009) Setting> Internet Settings> Smart Firewall> Advanced Settings> Firewall Reset> Reset> Yes.

[CLLL]

Isn't there a way to fix it without resetting the firewall? That's overkill if you ask me.

[dbrisendine Norton Fighter]

Do you have a bunch of custom rules?

Message Edited by dbrisendine on 04-18-2009 06:22 PM

[dbrisendine Norton Fighter]

Another question (sorry didn't ask earlier) is what did you have before NIS was installed? 

You also said earlier it seems like NIS was blocking "ever since I installed it"; is 'it' the software (NIS) or your modem?

[delphinium Norton Fighter]

My 2-Wire gateway was doing the same thing.  It was getting blocked every 20 seconds for a few days.  I phoned my ISP who provided the gateway and complained bitterly.  It stopped.  Norton is treating a rather insistent contact from the DSL as an intrusion and rightly so.  Norton isn't doing anything wrong.