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Port Scanning from the same IP
Hi all. From my firewall log I can see there have been numerous attemps to access my PC from the same IP address. Is there a way to block the IP address at my router so it never gets as far as my P...
BigDingus wrote:
From my firewall log I can see there have been numerous attemps to access my PC from the same IP address.
Is there a way to block the IP address at my router so it never gets as far as my PC?
As FURRYe38 commented, the Orbi blocks connection attempts from the internet unless the user has specifically forwarded ports to devices on the LAN. Comments in the Orbi log are "for information only". So...
- The firewall log is the Orbi log, or a log on the PC?
- The IP address that is attempting to access the PC is on the internet or on the local LAN?