LOL, too funny! I know on cable the cable co spends a lot of time sending DHCP, ARP, and other packets to systems that already have what they need. Guess that's part of what the hardware firewall is for!
Brian Weeden wrote: > Problem solved - user stupidity instead of a network problem. Turn > out that routers tend to not work when you turn off the light and > outlet they are connected to when exiting the room. And of course > when you re-enter the room and turn the lights back on they start > working again. > > I did hook up my linux box to my Dad's cable modem so he could see all > the nasty stuff getting blocked by Firestarter. There is an > unbelievable amount of ARP requests flying around the network. I > gotta think that is from all these computers connected directly to the > modems trying to do windows sharing and looking for domains, right? > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/