What does this log for MN-700 mean?

-- My wireless seems slow, and the log file has lots of messages like this,
with the port numbers constantly changing, and everything else the same:

2008/03/20 17:40:03 DeletePortMapping: ExternalPort:6389, TCP
2008/03/20 17:40:04 DeletePortMapping: ExternalPort:54266, UDP
2008/03/20 17:40:17 AddPortMapping: ExternalPort:28925, UDP,
InternalPort:16381, InternalClient:192.168.2.37
2008/03/20 17:40:17 AddPortMapping: ExternalPort:25059, TCP,
InternalPort:8684, InternalClient:192.168.2.37

Does anyone know what all this means?
Pete

probably Windows Messenger...

On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:21:00 -0700, mallard85750
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>-- My wireless seems slow, and the log file has lots of messages like this,
>with the port numbers constantly changing, and everything else the same:
>
>2008/03/20 17:40:03 DeletePortMapping: ExternalPort:6389, TCP
>2008/03/20 17:40:04 DeletePortMapping: ExternalPort:54266, UDP
>2008/03/20 17:40:17 AddPortMapping: ExternalPort:28925, UDP,
>InternalPort:16381, InternalClient:192.168.2.37
>2008/03/20 17:40:17 AddPortMapping: ExternalPort:25059, TCP,
>InternalPort:8684, InternalClient:192.168.2.37
>
>Does anyone know what all this means?
>Pete
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

The log file is NOT "Windows Messenger" (Barb Bowman IDIOT!) The log file
you are viewing is the file from your MN-700 Router! It post all activity
entries to a special file to help Networking Pros determine issues with the
Router (if any)... Such as ~> Connectivity with attached devices...ie. Cable
Modem, Wireless units (computers and devices) connected, Cable-Connected
units (connected via a cable to your router), Time-out Hosting of Generated
Address for the connected units, etc. It's a bit technical to explain, but
the router must track all of those events to process the signals from the
internet or other units connected to your network hub device that links them
(Which IS of course "The MN-700 Router").
--
Sysop


"mallard85750" wrote:

>
> -- My wireless seems slow, and the log file has lots of messages like this,
> with the port numbers constantly changing, and everything else the same:
>
> 2008/03/20 17:40:03 DeletePortMapping: ExternalPort:6389, TCP
> 2008/03/20 17:40:04 DeletePortMapping: ExternalPort:54266, UDP
> 2008/03/20 17:40:17 AddPortMapping: ExternalPort:28925, UDP,
> InternalPort:16381, InternalClient:192.168.2.37
> 2008/03/20 17:40:17 AddPortMapping: ExternalPort:25059, TCP,
> InternalPort:8684, InternalClient:192.168.2.37
>
> Does anyone know what all this means?
> Pete

those ports are added dynamically by applications like Windows
Messenger. Applications map ports in this manner.

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:49:00 -0700, Sysop
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The log file is NOT "Windows Messenger" (Barb Bowman IDIOT!) The log file
>you are viewing is the file from your MN-700 Router! It post all activity
>entries to a special file to help Networking Pros determine issues with the
>Router (if any)... Such as ~> Connectivity with attached devices...ie. Cable
>Modem, Wireless units (computers and devices) connected, Cable-Connected
>units (connected via a cable to your router), Time-out Hosting of Generated
>Address for the connected units, etc. It's a bit technical to explain, but
>the router must track all of those events to process the signals from the
>internet or other units connected to your network hub device that links them
>(Which IS of course "The MN-700 Router").
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/