[imdipped]

My firewall log indicates that I am being bombarded by TCP 75.128.19.127. How can I find out who they are?

[turtle777]

Google "Reverse IP lookup"

Won't help you though

-t

[imdipped]

Thanks turtle, I locate it in Vallejo, CA. but with no identification. Is there a way that I can block it?

[besson3c]

Huh? Your firewall is built so that you can do things like block IPs... Why would you want a firewall for your firewall? If it is blocking the IP, it is doing the job. If the logs are taking up too much disk space, turn off logging or gzip/bzip2 them every night if you aren't already doing so.

[legacyb4]

Better yet, just get behind a little old Linksys or some other hardware router/firewall and let that take the heat rather than your Mac.

[turtle777]

I'm surprised you know HOW to check your firewall logs, but you don't know the mechanics behind it all.



-t

[imdipped]

besson, good point. I would like to find a way to turn it back upon the prober if possible.

turtle, I was exploring system preferences when I came across the firewall log.

I recently bought yesterday's MBP and Leopard is my first system X. My previous Mac was a PowerMac G4/400 with OS 9. I am reading Pogue's Leopard book but still am overwhelmed with all the new terminology I have to learn for all the stuff I never used before.

[besson3c]

What do you mean by "turned back" upon the prober?

[imdipped]

Let every probe bounce back to the sender; flood his device.

[besson3c]

But packet requests are one way, they don't bounce like an email message can. They are either blocked or permitted to pass.