[are many active IP addresses normal on a pc

[Harris336]

my netstat shows a couple dozen active IP addresses with a netstat check. Is this normal? Should they be culled for unwanted IP sites?

 

[getochkn]

Are you running any torrent software?

 

[Harris336]

Are you running any torrent software?

Not to my knowledge.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Perfectly normal operation.

 

[Harris336]

Perfectly normal operation.

Thanks, got buste - hacked - yesterday and having a heckofa time cheking items.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

In that case, you might want to check the "Foreign Address" IP addresses. Especially if you see "Established" in the 'State' column. But in a normal environment, connections are constantly being made and broken and it's not unusual to see hundreds of entries when doing a 'netstat -a'

 

[mouse24]

Wireshark should help you see whats going in or out of your network. A good firewall will also do this. (My personal preference is Comodo)

 

[Harris336]

Many thanks. Appreciate your help.