OT - Coxnet users
- Thread starter joker
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joker
Member
no your post did not trigger an alarm. However, I went to: OT - guess who is.... thread and kablam... off it went again.
Here are the stats of what it says:
Invalid TCP options
members.cox.net
From Norton:
Invalid TCP Options
Severity: Medium
This attack could pose a moderate security threat. It does not require immediate action.
Attack Category: Pre-Attack Probe
Pre-Attack probes gather information about a system necessary to launch an attack. A pre-attack probe signature might detect a UDP scan, for example, which an attacker could use to identify all live systems on a network.
Description
detects TCP packets that have an invalid TCP option in the Options areas of the IP Header. IP options can be used to determine how a packet will be the TCP layer at final destination of the packet. There is a finite well-documented set of TCP options. Not all TCP/IP stacks support all options.
By sending a packet with invalid TCP options (invalid either because the Windows TCP/IP stack has chosen not to support that option or the option is not defined by the RFC), and inspecting the response generated by your machine, an attacker can "profile" (learn about) details about the TCP/IP software running on your machine.
False Positive
None.
Here are the stats of what it says:
Invalid TCP options
members.cox.net
From Norton:
Invalid TCP Options
Severity: Medium
This attack could pose a moderate security threat. It does not require immediate action.
Attack Category: Pre-Attack Probe
Pre-Attack probes gather information about a system necessary to launch an attack. A pre-attack probe signature might detect a UDP scan, for example, which an attacker could use to identify all live systems on a network.
Description
detects TCP packets that have an invalid TCP option in the Options areas of the IP Header. IP options can be used to determine how a packet will be the TCP layer at final destination of the packet. There is a finite well-documented set of TCP options. Not all TCP/IP stacks support all options.
By sending a packet with invalid TCP options (invalid either because the Windows TCP/IP stack has chosen not to support that option or the option is not defined by the RFC), and inspecting the response generated by your machine, an attacker can "profile" (learn about) details about the TCP/IP software running on your machine.
False Positive
None.
nm reef
Active Member
That is new to me...and that was my thread causing the problem. I have no idea why! I've also got very limited knowledge about the high tech side of internet connections so I can offer no explanation or reason. I'm wondering if the problem is on my end or on yours. This tech stuff turns my hair grey and causes me to drink excessively...so while ya'all figure this out I'll check back in. I'm off to color my hair and drink a budweiser!
Has anybody else had the same type problems with threads I participate in?
“In the 60’s folks took acid to make the world weird...now that the world is weird they take prozac to make it normal!”
nmreef@cox.net
Has anybody else had the same type problems with threads I participate in?
“In the 60’s folks took acid to make the world weird...now that the world is weird they take prozac to make it normal!”
nmreef@cox.net
nm reef
Active Member
Now this has me worried. Does anybody else have problems associated with my threads? I guess its possible the problem is on my end...but I have no way of telling. Even if I knew I'd have no way of knowing what to do about it.
DvSKiN you are the Cox pro....whats your take on this?
DvSKiN you are the Cox pro....whats your take on this?
nm reef
Active Member
LMAO...they better come with 4-5 guys ready for a fight and bring along a big saw!!!!
I'll remove the pic and see what happens...the website is accessable via the picture of the wolf....man I hope these problems aren't on my end. Lots of folks have been to the website and I post pics from cox.net all the time!!!
“In the 60’s folks took acid to make the world weird...now that the world is weird they take prozac to make it normal!”
nmreef@cox.net
I'll remove the pic and see what happens...the website is accessable via the picture of the wolf....man I hope these problems aren't on my end. Lots of folks have been to the website and I post pics from cox.net all the time!!!
“In the 60’s folks took acid to make the world weird...now that the world is weird they take prozac to make it normal!”
nmreef@cox.net
nm reef
Active Member
DvSKiN...just curious but all the pics I post from my web site start the same....http
://
members.cox
.net/
*site name* such as bdwalley/
*then the pic name....nmreef is the pic below for access to my website
now is that not common method for linking pics from a web site? That is how I've always linked pics from my site....currently with cox but previously with another local ISP provider(which was dial up)
I'm concerned because this problem (that I don't understand) may be associated with my pics or with the service I have from cox.
“In the 60’s folks took acid to make the world weird...now that the world is weird they take prozac to make it normal!”
nmreef@cox.net
://
members.cox
.net/
*site name* such as bdwalley/
*then the pic name....nmreef is the pic below for access to my website
now is that not common method for linking pics from a web site? That is how I've always linked pics from my site....currently with cox but previously with another local ISP provider(which was dial up)
I'm concerned because this problem (that I don't understand) may be associated with my pics or with the service I have from cox.
“In the 60’s folks took acid to make the world weird...now that the world is weird they take prozac to make it normal!”
nmreef@cox.net
