BleepingComputer.com: intruder found on TCP port

Hi folks,

Perhaps you will be able to shed some light on this particular problem.
I am using a PTI (Paradigm Technolgies) Wireless ADSL router PTI 840G. I have three computers in total linked to the internet, all running Windows SP2 each with the firewall running. What I don't understand is that every so often we are unable to connect to the internet. When I go into the router's 802.11g set up and log on as admin, I see on the log that there has been an "intruder on TCP port" followed by lots of numbers. What's happening? To date I have managed to re-set the router each time (by re-entering the settings) and have got up and running again. The connection doesn't seem to go (that is, the two computers are still showing in the task bar) but is this a virtual attempted burglary???? If so, is this the router's way of locking down so no one gets in? How can I prevent this happening? Or is this what should be happening?

I am a complete novice - so any explanation needs to be very simple - treat me as a complete novice - a friend (now abroad) got the whole network up and running and I am now lost in his absence!

Thanks in anticipation....

My guess (thats all i can offer because i can find no info about that router) is the router is indeed shutting down due to excess traffic. You may be experiencing a Denial of Service attack. It might be that the router can not handle the volume of traffic and locks up. Or it might be a "feature" to prevent any break-in attempts. Like i said i can't find any docs or manuals about this router so this is just purely a guess on my part.

I am having the same problem here, but nobody knows what the problem is...

Hi,
I do seem to have sorted the problem out (touch wood), but I still don't know what the problem was! But just in case it helps, here is what happened.
Firstly it is worth noting that going into the router and looking at the log is probably a red herring. Of course the only time we all go into the router settings is when there is a problem. Even when everything is going just tickety-boo, there are endless entries in my log saying 'intruder alert'. So it might be worth just ignoring that!
I found two ways of reconnecting to the net when it (inexplicably) went down.
1. Go into the router as admin. Go to advanced settings. Go to WAN. In the line where it says PPOA service name, I just delete what is there and put something else instead (anything- including Mickey Mouse once). Then save and restart and see if that does the trick. You can always go back and put what was there back again, if it doesn't work.
2. sometimes I just flick the switch on the back of the router and leave it a few minutes - turn all the machines off to and then re-start them all. That has worked on occasion.
3. I emailed Paradigm (max 'at' paradigm.com.tw). After a couple of weeks I got a reply. I think they are in Taiwan and the reply I got wasn't great English. However the email had a firmware attachment (V1.95.8m) which and friend ran for me (I didn't know what to do with it and was far too nervous to mess with it!) The whole router seems to be more stable and reliable since then and I'm a happy on line bunny.
I hope this is helpful, though I am really in the dark myself and can only say that these methods have worked for me ... to date!
Good luck!
Lulabelle

Is This your modem/router?

Yep, that's what it says on the box!