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Subject:
My home PC is quoted as "Broadcasting"
Category: Computers > Internet Asked by: widget70-ga List Price: $15.00 |
Posted:
10 Jan 2003 11:55 PST
Expires: 09 Feb 2003 11:55 PST Question ID: 141321 |
I owned a DOMAIN name for a year, ending last October, with the Freeserve people. I told them that the material and the use was DEAD and would they please scrap the lot. I now find that they have renamed the website to my site address and have hung it onto my computer somewhere ... BUT I JUST CANNOT FIND OUT WHERE ... and all I want to do it to junk it. I am now getting messages from people, I have never heard of, telling me that I am BROADCASTING from my computer. Can anybody PLEASE tell me how to locate the material so that I can send it to posterity. |
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Re: My home PC is quoted as "Broadcasting"
Answered By: jjb-ga on 10 Jan 2003 16:35 PST |
hi widget, There are a few things that could be going on here. You may have some server software from freeservers installed on your computer. Assuming that you're using windows, you can go in to the controll panel and choose "add/remove programs" to remove the freeserve software. Barring that, you could do a scan of your computer for open ports, one of the best tools I've found to do this is called 'Retina' from eeye.com. It's quite easy to use, and there is a free trial version available that would be able to point out any problems with open ports. (Web servers generally run on port 80, though occasionally port 8080 is also used.) If you're unable to eliminate the software, a firewall should be able to block out any unwanted network traffic. Sygate offers a good, free firewall for home users. Finally, there have been a number of banner advertisements on the web in the last few months that warn 'your computer is broadcasting an IP Address' or similar messages. These banners are simply trying to scare people into buying their software. Every machine on the net has an IP address, it is a perfectly normal thing and nothing to worry about. LINKS: Retina Security Scanner http://eeye.com/html/Products/Retina/index.html Sygate Personal Firewall http://soho.sygate.com/products/shield_ov.htm I hope that helps, good luck! JJB | |
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Subject:
Re: My home PC is quoted as "Broadcasting"
From: seizer-ga on 12 Jan 2003 11:57 PST |
Hi there widget. Big Internet Service Providers like Freeserve.com often retain a domain name after a customer lets the registration lapse, in order to persuade them to resume payments. They will eventually give up, however, so I would cease contact with them and just wait. All the best, --seizer-ga |
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