Re: Port Reporter connections from 0.0.0.0 by N
N
Wed May 19 04:05:05 CDT 2004
In article <#YVTsYRPEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, bg2@uasystem.ua.edu
says...
> Should I be concerned about remote connections from 0.0.0.0?
More detail would be helpful. IP address 0.0.0.0 is not a remote address,
but a shorthand for "all adapters". Case in point, I can have three adapters
with IP addresses, if I am dialed in with the modem, while connected on the
LAN. Modem gets an IP address from the ISP, NIC gets an IP address from the
router, and a virtual USB adapter is hardwired for a third IP address.
A 0.0.0.0 IP address simply means that the process will accept a connection
from, or to any one of the adapters with an active IP address.
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