Zone Alarm Blocking

Can anyone explain why I am getting this message about outgoing block.
Zone Alarm blocked:
Rating Date & time Type Protocol
Source IP Destination IP
Medium 2007/08/30 10:32:06-4:00 GMT Firewall UDP 192.168.164.1508
192.168.1.254.53

Direction Action Taken Source DNS Destination
Outgoing Blocked OEM COMPUTER 2.in-addr.arpa

I got 3 of these and similar Zone Alarm Blocks. What does this mean? What is
this *2.in-addr.arpa*?

After I got these, I tried to update the Spybot and Ad-Aware, I was unable
to access the sites. It said that I could not access them. Then the computer
froze up. I then ran my Avast!, without the computer being connected to the
Internet. Nothing showed up in Avast! I then shut down the computer and
after about 15 minutes I cold booted it without connection to the internet.
Then after the complete loading, I plugged in the DSL. I was then able to go
to the Ad-Aware and the Spybot site without any trouble. Any ideas?

Angel

This did not come out right. I will make corrections in line.

3.5. IN-ADDR.ARPA domain
http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/RFC/1035/36.htm

The TCP/IP Guide - DNS Reverse Name Resolution Using the IN-ADDR.ARPA Domain
http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_DNS...PADomain-2.htm

ZoneAlarm User Forum
http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs

Zone Alarm Forum Search Results
http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/...q=IN-ADDR.ARPA

Glee,
I would also like to know if or what trouble this could cause me? Is
someone trying to get information from my computer? I read the articles or I
should say scanned them.
Angel

glee wrote:

> I use a NAT router with cable Internet. In WinXP, I use the native
> XP firewall.

The native XP firewall is an incoming firewall. Your NAT-router is
performing the same function, which means the XP firewall is taking up
system resources and is performing no useful function.

> In Win98SE, I do not use a software firewall. I used to use Kerio
> 2.1.5 with Win98SE, on my old computer, but did not install any
> firewall when I put this box together a couple of years ago.

Yes - win-98 doesn't need to be running firewall software, especially
since you have a NAT-router.

(now I'm going to delete the 150+ lines of quoted text that you
included in your top-post)

<snipped for length concerns>

I did some research a while back and connected directly to the Internet and
had Zone Alarm Professional alert me when there were port scan attempts. I
would say and not to be biased but the majority of port scan attempts did
come from China. I am just a citizen of the USA who just tries to say it as
he sees it and is not willing to play games with people. The other port
scans came from the USA and a few from Russia as well. I got this
information confirmed by a military buddy that China indeed is the one
responsible for many port scans. Heck, China may have even hacked the
Pentagon email recently according to msn.msnbc.com if you read the news there
that I enjoy. Anyway, if you do not want to worry about it then do what Glen
and 98 Guy and I do as well nowadays and that is use a router with NAT
technology to block a majority of port scans at the hardware level. 98 Guy
helped me to see the light on this that the majority of port scans you block
at the hardware level is much better because you don't have port scans
turning off the hardware yet. If you want to be really safe then have an
extra old PC like I do 0000 in my case a 486 that is not connected to the
internet.

Angel wrote:

> Thanks Curt,
> What is this *grc* about? when I looked at it, it mentions XP. I
> did
> not see anything pertaining to 98SE. Maybe I missed something.

When you follow the 'shields up' links you'll be offered to test your
ports. This has nothing to do with XP or 98SE, but all with open ports to
internet.

Angel wrote:
>
> I did the grc shields up and I just got done uninstalling and
> reinstalling the ZA. I hope this goes better. I will let you know
> what happens. Thanks to all for the help.
> Angel

You say you did the test.
What were the results?
Hopefully you will inform us of the results of before you redid ZA and
after.
Hope it all works out.

Oh gees, I just remembered, you're behind a router... hmm . .and you
returned a ping

Uhm, who setup the router?

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