Re: FN-FORUM: wireless servers

date posted 25th February 2008 19:08

Virus, probably?
Something embedded itself to send out the connections?
Just guessing here.

Lee Rickler
Director Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design and Development for over 11 years

Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote:
> I am having an issue with webmail for my client.
>
> They use internet webmail rather than outlook and for some reason I it is
> sending out loads of hits to it for no reason.
>
> I got sent this
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> I can only suggest they have a look at the software on their machine as it's
> trying to make 90 concurrent connections to the server which is why they are
> being blocked. It could be a web browser pluging or some other software, but
> it's definitely the machine which is getting blocked.
>
> Anyone know anything about this and how to fix it. When it send 90
> concurrent connections there IP address then gets blocked.
>
> Any insight will be useful even I can get there IT person to fix it.
>
> Lorna McArdle
> Tel/Fax: 0118 375 3333
> Skype: spinettedesigns
> www.spinettedesigns.co.uk
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