Re: ZoneAlarm is blocking router

"Ian R" <sorry@nospamthanks.com> wrote in message
news:ONudnWie9cOuRrTZRVny0Q@bt.com...
> Hi
>
> I'm using the latest version of ZA (6.1.744.001).
>
> Once in a while it pops up a Protected message saying that it has blocked
> access from the IP address of my router to my PC.
>
> Looking at the firewall logs info it says "Packet sent from xxx (router
> ip) to xxx (pc ip) ICMP Echo Request was blocked.
>
> Is it safe to add the IP of my router to the Trusted Zone?
>

The device IP of the router is not attacking the machine. The router is
doing discovery of machines on its *own* network of machines behind it.

You should set the personal FW to allow the traffic of the router's device
IP the same IP you are using to access the router's Admin screens with the
browser.

Duane :)
Received on Mon May 1 01:03:13 2006