198.168.2.1

[R.B.]

When I'm online this site keeps trying to ping
Zone Alarm blocks it

Can anyone tell me what this site is and/or why it
keeps pinging my computer?

Running Win 98se on a PIII with sympatico

Thanks
R.B.

[Dan]

Depending on the your IP scheme, that looks to be an IP address from your network (Private) as appose to public.

[nightwolf]

When I'm online this site keeps trying to ping
Zone Alarm blocks it

Can anyone tell me what this site is and/or why it
keeps pinging my computer?

Running Win 98se on a PIII with sympatico

Thanks
R.B.

do you have that modem with built in wireless router becuase that is the same ip address as the modem/router

[LukaszM]

When I'm online this site keeps trying to ping
Zone Alarm blocks it

Can anyone tell me what this site is and/or why it
keeps pinging my computer?

Running Win 98se on a PIII with sympatico

Thanks
R.B.

If you have a router, then this IP is one that most likely belongs to it. You can set zone-alarm to allow communication with this IP. Either way, it's an IP of a device on your local network (i.e. within your home) so there's really now worries.

[lovey]

it,s a router IP address

[mander]

it,s a router IP address

Agreed. I know this for a fact as I was having connection problems with Sympatico recently and this is the exact IP that tech support had me put in to see if I could get to the modems IP.

[Mercury]

It's most likely a router (since apparently many come configured with this IP as the default), but not necessarily. It could be a comp on the network.

[Nave]

I dont think its a comp, as the router is defaulted to xxx.xxx.x.1 by default

[Mindcore]

Actually I just did a trace on the address 198.168.2.1 and it is registered with CGI in Montreal.

OrgName: CGI Group Inc.
OrgID: CGIGR-2
Address: 1350,Rene-Levesque Blvd West
Address: CCE
City: Montreal
StateProv: QC
PostalCode: H3G-1T4
Country: CA
NetRange: 198.168.2.0 - 198.168.2.255
CIDR: 198.168.2.0/24
NetName: CGI-GMA
NetHandle: NET-198-168-2-0-1
Parent: NET-198-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: NS.M3ISYSTEMS.QC.CA
NameServer: NS.INTERLINK.NET
NameServer: NS.REZONET.NET
Comment:
RegDate: 1993-06-08
Updated: 2005-01-05
OrgTechHandle: JCO141-ARIN
OrgTechName: Contant, Jean-claude
OrgTechPhone: +1-514-415-3000
OrgTechEmail: jean-claude.contant@cgi.co




Internal networks are usually 192.168.x.x

[LukaszM]

Hahaha!!!
We all misread the IP as being 192.168.2.1
In that case, yes of course it's the address of a computer outside your network...

[Mercury]

D'oh! Can't believe I missed that...

[ricardozooms]

D'oh! Can't believe I missed that...

i guess that's exactly what the "culprit" intends. I as well assumed it read "192" rather than the "198". Most ppl would hav foolishly allowed it to hav access. I know I would hav.

[lovey]

same here,I thought it said 192,time to wear my glasses

[nightwolf]

I too missed that, I need to slow down and read the words.

[LukaszM]

R.B.
What you can do for now is simply to block the address with zonealarm. If you do not notice anything not working, then just leave it that way and have the piece of mind that that address won't connect. On the other hand, if you notice that your internet works slower, an application does not work or something...then you can always unblock it.
Do you notice this "attack" taking place when you do something in particular? Maybe chat with someone through MSN, or visit a website or such? The IP address is from Quebec, and hosted by Cabletron (ISP), so maybe you are chatting with someone form around there and their computer just pings you excessively?