Unplugged all other PCs and router log still shows incoming activity . why?!

Hi everyone,

Can anyone tell me why I am seeing constant incoming activity on ports 33041
& 6883 in my router log after I have unplugged all wired connections and set
up a MAC filter that only my own laptop can access the wireless network? Is
there a time lag for the wireless connections to end or something after
setting up the MAC filter ( I just did it half an hour ago).
I know these ports are used for downloading via Bittorrent and earlier posts
will show you that I recently had problems with a bandwidth-hungry flat mate
who promised to change his ways.. anyway, I noticed internet problems
earlier tonight. I unplugged the one wired router connection in our
apartment but there was no change. The incoming logs showed these bittorent
ports, but no other wireless user was showing up the network, so I assumed
this 'mystery person' (...) must have been able to hide himself somehow..

So I thought the harshest but most effective way would be to restrict access
so that only my laptop could access the wireless network, and I set up a MAC
filter - but the log still shows incoming requests on these ports?

Any ideas anyone?

Joey wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Can anyone tell me why I am seeing constant incoming activity on ports 33041
> & 6883 in my router log after I have unplugged all wired connections and set
> up a MAC filter that only my own laptop can access the wireless network? Is
> there a time lag for the wireless connections to end or something after
> setting up the MAC filter ( I just did it half an hour ago).
> I know these ports are used for downloading via Bittorrent and earlier posts
> will show you that I recently had problems with a bandwidth-hungry flat mate
> who promised to change his ways.. anyway, I noticed internet problems
> earlier tonight. I unplugged the one wired router connection in our
> apartment but there was no change. The incoming logs showed these bittorent
> ports, but no other wireless user was showing up the network, so I assumed
> this 'mystery person' (...) must have been able to hide himself somehow..
>
> So I thought the harshest but most effective way would be to restrict access
> so that only my laptop could access the wireless network, and I set up a MAC
> filter - but the log still shows incoming requests on these ports?
>
> Any ideas anyone?
>
>
Hi,
Unplug modem and see.

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:16:20 GMT, Joey wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Can anyone tell me why I am seeing constant incoming activity on ports 33041
> & 6883 in my router log after I have unplugged all wired connections and set
<snip>

> filter - but the log still shows incoming requests on these ports?
>
> Any ideas anyone?

Do you have a fixed IP ?

If not.. unplug everything.. wait a little while and plug it back in again..
should give you a new IP with a little luck.. the traffic will then go to the
released ip...

Problem is, every time I unplug the modem, we lose access. Even though the
settings still appear to be there in router, we cannot access the internet -
so unpluggin it is a last resort...

"Doz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:esw93o5trxw0$.(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:16:20 GMT, Joey wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why I am seeing constant incoming activity on ports
>> 33041
>> & 6883 in my router log after I have unplugged all wired connections and
>> set
> <snip>
>
>> filter - but the log still shows incoming requests on these ports?
>>
>> Any ideas anyone?
>
> Do you have a fixed IP ?
>
> If not.. unplug everything.. wait a little while and plug it back in
> again..
> should give you a new IP with a little luck.. the traffic will then go to
> the
> released ip...

In article <VwWRf.5887$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Joey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Problem is, every time I unplug the modem, we lose access. Even though the
>settings still appear to be there in router, we cannot access the internet -
>so unpluggin it is a last resort...

Router is broadcasting looking for stations. If it is on and booted it
should be doing this. Part of the protocol.

>
>"Doz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:esw93o5trxw0$.(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:16:20 GMT, Joey wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me why I am seeing constant incoming activity on ports
>>> 33041
>>> & 6883 in my router log after I have unplugged all wired connections and
>>> set
>> <snip>
>>
>>> filter - but the log still shows incoming requests on these ports?
>>>
>>> Any ideas anyone?
>>
>> Do you have a fixed IP ?
>>
>> If not.. unplug everything.. wait a little while and plug it back in
>> again..
>> should give you a new IP with a little luck.. the traffic will then go to
>> the
>> released ip...
>
>

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