Internet connection

[sas2000]

 
Why sometimes as soon as i start Tc it tries to connect to internet ?.
I never use Tc for Ftp so that i don't understand why it does it.
Thanks.

[Clo]

2sas2000
Hello !
¤ TC itself does not, but maybe some plugins have an automatic update system ?
* Tip : leave the connection to be done, then you could see where your Web browser goes… Just an idea.

 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[sas2000]

 
I have checked my firewall log and Tc tried to connect with 224.0.0.2

[Clo]

2sas2000
Hi again!

I have check my firewall log and Tc tried to connect with 224.0.0.2

* Please, see if there is not a FTP connection pending for that URL, or else, if there is no suspicious *.EXE file (the most time as HIDDEN) in the TC-dir. Some viruses become clever more and more ! Talking of that, you could have a look here
- Indeed, you could try to connect that URL via the browser, but it's risky. However, you would know what it's. I do not recommend, at your own risk

* To be continued…
 K R
Claude
Clo

[Sheepdog]

I have checked my firewall log and Tc tried to connect with 224.0.0.2

My google search results in this http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/~jo/teaching/347-mc/doc/rfc3171.txt

which means in sum up that 224.0.0.2 is purposed to check protocol control traffic and should not be routed to internet.

So I tried just now to ping 224.0.0.2 while my router was disconnected and it did not connect. Another random address did connect my PC with internet.

sheepdog

[sas2000]

 
Hi !, i'm agree with Sheepdog "224.0.0.2" it is purposed to check protocol control traffic not to connect to WWW .

Maybe it's a fault on my Firewall. Thanks.

[ghisler(Author)]

To make it clear, Total Commander does not make any unrequested connections. 224.0.0.2 is not a routed address, so maybe there is a program which tries to check whether internet support is installed or so. I recommend that you check your computer both for viruses (with an up-to-date virus scanner) and for spyware, e.g. using Ad-Aware:

http://www.lavasoftusa.com
(the freeware version will do)

[wanderer]

I recommend that you check your computer both for viruses (with an up-to-date virus scanner) and for spyware, e.g. using Ad-Aware:

http://www.lavasoftusa.com
(the freeware version will do)

You could also try Spybot, just in case... Personally, i find it more useful than Ad-Aware and it's also free.

http://www.spybot.info/

[Clo]

2wanderer
Hello !
¤ The Spybot's site seems to have some problems. Finally, I got the file for a try directly here

Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[icfu]

224.0.0.2 is not a pingable address but a local multicast address and it addresses "all Routers on this subnet".

Disable UPnP and SSDP service.

Icfu

[sas2000]

 
Thanks for your answers, i have checked my Pc with Ad-Aware, SpyBot &TrojanHunter and from a MsDos Boot-CD with F-Prot, Norton & Mcaffe and it's clean.

I had used these utilities to disable Upnp time ago "http://grc.com/freepopular.htm" .

My Tc 6.03 always works perfectly and is registered (#62914), i still think that's a fault of my firewall (Sygate).

Thanks again.