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Why does my ISDN line connect by itself?

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 03 9:21    Post subject: Why does my ISDN line connect by itself? Reply with quote

When ISDN AUTO is set to ON your MultiCom router will try to open a connection whenever a device or program requests access to a remote IP address. While this may be convenient there are often many unknown network requests being made that could create ISDN connections to your ISP or remote office. Below is a list of possible reasons a device on your network is requesting external network access.

  • A mail program (e.g. Netscape, Eudora, MS Exchange) that is configured to check mail every few minutes.
  • A web browser that has a starting page with an address that is outside your network (such as http://someplace/mystartpage.html). Use a blank page or a local file as start page instead, e.g. file://mystartpage.html .
  • Using a URL like http://localhost/mystartpage.html ( your computer will
  • have to contact an external DNS server to resolve the name "localhost"!)
  • A web page that updates automatically. Some web pages, e.g. home pages, live images, update themselves automatically and can keep the line open. Don't keep a window with such a page open while you are not using it.
  • Software that automatically checks the manufacturer's website for updates.

Some commands to help you identify what is happening include...
  • INFO ISDN HISTORY - to show when the connections are occurring
  • INFO SITE sitename FRAMES - to show you the list of what IP packets asked for remote access
  • INFO SITE sitename FRAME x - to look specifically at the IP frame that caused the line to open

Sample output below:
Code:
MultiCom:info isdn history

Call history:
Time ago Kind Local number <-> Remote number Duration Tax
01:21:20 Dat --> 05550065 00:01:27 0.10
01:18:27 Dat --> 05550065 00:00:39 0.10
01:16:58 Dat --> 05550065 00:00:15 0.10
01:16:29 Dat --> 05550065 00:00:28 0.10
01:15:52 Dat --> 05550065 00:00:31 0.10

MultiCom:info site internet frames
Last frames causing a dialup connection opening attempt to site
"Internet" :
1 : IP, 1 opens, last 1:28:40 ago         
# opening network neighborhood on Windows 98
2 : IP, 1 opens, last 1:26:05 ago         
# checking email
3 : IP, 3 opens, last 1:25:20 ago         
# opening website
4 : IP, 1 opens, last 1:25:06 ago         

# software checking SNMP tables of device
5 : IP, 2 opens, last 0:00:33 ago         # pinging external web site

For detailed information on a frame, type "info site <X> frame <N>".
Code:

MultiCom:info site internet frame 1
Detailed information on frame 1 of site "Internet"
Frame source IP
IP protocol 17 (UDP)
IP source 10.0.0.2
IP destination 190.2.2.3
UDP source 137 (netbios-ns)
UDP destination 53 (domain)

MultiCom:info site internet frame 2
Detailed information on frame 2 of site "Internet"
Frame source IP
IP protocol 6 (TCP)
IP source 10.0.0.2
IP destination 190.2.2.3
TCP source 1114 (unknown)
TCP destination 110 (pop)

MultiCom:info site internet frame 3
Detailed information on frame 3 of site "Internet"
Frame source IP
IP protocol 6 (TCP)
IP source 10.0.0.2
IP destination 190.2.2.3
TCP source 1119 (unknown)
TCP destination 80 (www)

MultiCom:info site internet frame 4
Detailed information on frame 4 of site "Internet"
Frame source IP
IP protocol 17 (UDP)
IP source 10.0.0.2
IP destination 190.2.2.3
UDP source 1123 (unknown)
UDP destination 161 (snmp)

MultiCom:info site internet frame 5
Detailed information on frame 5 of site "Internet"
Frame source IP
IP protocol 1 (ICMP)
IP source 10.0.0.2
IP destination 190.2.2.3
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