OT - Firewall explanations needed, identifying those long numbers Options

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Non 914:
Can anyone tell me in dummy language ( simple and understandable) what this below means. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)

Blocked incoming TCP
Blocked outgoing TCP
McAfee Firewall blocked an incoming TCP packet. The remote address associated with the traffic was 211.232.56.200 (port 3148). The template rule in effect for this traffic was "Unknown traffic"


I am especially interested in how to look up numbers such as the 211.232.56.200 (port 3148) and identify where they originate. The number shown is just an example of many other numbers the firewall reports.
My firewall shows this often as well as SYN attack blocked.
Thanks.

Cooley

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Why do they want to probe a persons computer? What do they hope to find? Any idea?

You get probed because they are looking for vulnerabilities. They are looking for openings that may let them take over control of your computer. I live in this online underworld everyday and you might be suprised how rampant this is.

I was reading a report this morning that estimates that there are over 3 million PC in the U.S. That are under someone else's control.

They want to place a bot on your machine and turn it into a zombie. Usulally, these PCs can be set into action via a simple IRC command. The most common use of this is to launch distributed Denial of Service attacks.