what is an ack?

skysidhe · 04-21-2010, 11:39 AM

Lately I have noticed an intermittent blinking of my wireless light and modem lights when no one is on the computer.

I have since been checking the DHCP client list for my router.

This one is a continual.

sending ACK to 192.168.2.7

It's not my ip apparently it's a wii. How do I know if it is my wii and why does it appear when no one is on the wii?

I know about entering the mac address to the security info for my router and have not done it yet.

I am assuming once I do and can stop public broadcasting this ramdom acking will stop?

I tried unclicking that public broadcast option but am unable to connect the laptop without it.

I do have a firewall that is monitoring the router as well.

Does the wii server just continually talk to the router?

Thanks ahead for any opinions.

Undertoad · 04-21-2010, 11:48 AM

ACK is a harmless ACKnowledge. "Are you there?" "Yes"

Turn off your wii. If there is still ACKing going on, it's somebody else's

skysidhe · 04-21-2010, 12:21 PM

Thanks

I'll check it out but I bet the Wii is ON. I know the wii has an encrypted key so I am sure you are right on all counts.

Cloud · 04-21-2010, 12:32 PM

It's SkyNet. They Are Watching!

skysidhe · 04-21-2010, 12:38 PM

I would not have noticed except that my modems lights blink in my eyes at 4 am.

Using my internet for wii is ok except it interferes with my sleep and the fact it is a security hole. Using my internet for downloading porn say, would not be ok.

Other than that I don't care who the fuck is watching as long as they let me sleep!

glatt · 04-21-2010, 12:45 PM

I find the Wii a little annoying when it comes to turning it off. You can't turn it off with the remote, you can only put it into standby mode. And to turn it off at the console itself, you have to press and hold the power button for several seconds.

I discovered this when I accidentally touched it once when I thought it was turned off, and it was very warm. The power indicator LED was orange instead of green, so I thought it was off. But you need to press and hold the power button to get the LED to turn to red to show it's off and then it won't be warm to the touch anymore. I wonder how much power it uses in standby mode instead of when it's off? You can always turn it back on again with the remote, so I don't know why there even is a standby mode.

Shawnee123 · 04-21-2010, 12:46 PM

Yabbut, no one really cares if you're looking at pron either, do they? My mom said something about some official was caught with pron on his computer. I told her that he probably violated work policy, but adult pron isn't illegal. Thank god.

Flint · 04-21-2010, 12:47 PM

Put some electrical tape over the little lights on your router.

Issue resolved 04/21/2010. Left vm for customer, no cb. Closing ticket.

tw · 04-21-2010, 02:33 PM

An old CIA trick was a program that caused modem lights to flicker a pattern. CIA could do hypnotism remotely.

This is why software was always listed in export restrictions as a munitions. bin Laden is reported to have obtained this weapon

Clodfobble · 04-21-2010, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I find the Wii a little annoying when it comes to turning it off. You can't turn it off with the remote, you can only put it into standby mode. And to turn it off at the console itself, you have to press and hold the power button for several seconds.

That's true of most electronics nowadays though. Our TV, DVD player, all our game systems, etc... They all have a standby mode. For some of them, the only way to really turn it off is to unplug it.

Shawnee123 · 04-21-2010, 03:02 PM

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skysidhe · 04-21-2010, 10:05 PM

lol peoples

Beest · 04-22-2010, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

That's true of most electronics nowadays though. Our TV, DVD player, all our game systems, etc... They all have a standby mode. For some of them, the only way to really turn it off is to unplug it.

I didn't know that about the wii, I assumed orange light was the lowest power standby mode.

I bought an APC UPS last year to go with the new desktop, it has a Master socket and controlled by Master sockets( which makes me LOL as Slave is obvioisly not PC). You plug in your PC to the master and the UPS detects if it is on by the current flow, it then automatically turns off the controlled sockets when the PC is off, Monitor, speakers, printer, which are useless with out the PC but would otherwise be draining a little power in standby mode.
I see power strips with this feature now too, I think it would work for the TV, wii, cable box and DVD player cannot be used without the TV so might as well be 'unplugged' when the TV is in standby.
How much do you save relative to the cost of the device, I don't know, but it's reducing carbon footprint and such.

Of course they could all just be plugged into a power strip with an off switch.

Cloud · 04-22-2010, 01:06 PM

I wonder how much energy we'd save (individually) if we unplugged everything that has a standby mode when we are asleep or at work.

lumberjim · 04-22-2010, 02:13 PM

you need to get your ack together.

now let me acks you a queshion.

can i get a amba lamps?

04-21-2010, 11:39 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	what is an ack? Lately I have noticed an intermittent blinking of my wireless light and modem lights when no one is on the computer. I have since been checking the DHCP client list for my router. This one is a continual. sending ACK to 192.168.2.7 It's not my ip apparently it's a wii. How do I know if it is my wii and why does it appear when no one is on the wii? I know about entering the mac address to the security info for my router and have not done it yet. I am assuming once I do and can stop public broadcasting this ramdom acking will stop? I tried unclicking that public broadcast option but am unable to connect the laptop without it. I do have a firewall that is monitoring the router as well. Does the wii server just continually talk to the router? Thanks ahead for any opinions.

04-21-2010, 12:32 PM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	It's SkyNet. They Are Watching! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-21-2010, 12:46 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yabbut, no one really cares if you're looking at pron either, do they? My mom said something about some official was caught with pron on his computer. I told her that he probably violated work policy, but adult pron isn't illegal. Thank god. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-21-2010, 12:47 PM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Put some electrical tape over the little lights on your router. Issue resolved 04/21/2010. Left vm for customer, no cb. Closing ticket. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-21-2010, 03:02 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	... Attached Images __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-21-2010, 11:48 AM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	ACK is a harmless ACKnowledge. "Are you there?" "Yes" Turn off your wii. If there is still ACKing going on, it's somebody else's

04-21-2010, 12:21 PM	#3
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Thanks I'll check it out but I bet the Wii is ON. I know the wii has an encrypted key so I am sure you are right on all counts.

04-21-2010, 12:38 PM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I would not have noticed except that my modems lights blink in my eyes at 4 am. Using my internet for wii is ok except it interferes with my sleep and the fact it is a security hole. Using my internet for downloading porn say, would not be ok. Other than that I don't care who the fuck is watching as long as they let me sleep!

04-21-2010, 12:45 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I find the Wii a little annoying when it comes to turning it off. You can't turn it off with the remote, you can only put it into standby mode. And to turn it off at the console itself, you have to press and hold the power button for several seconds. I discovered this when I accidentally touched it once when I thought it was turned off, and it was very warm. The power indicator LED was orange instead of green, so I thought it was off. But you need to press and hold the power button to get the LED to turn to red to show it's off and then it won't be warm to the touch anymore. I wonder how much power it uses in standby mode instead of when it's off? You can always turn it back on again with the remote, so I don't know why there even is a standby mode.

04-21-2010, 02:33 PM	#9
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	An old CIA trick was a program that caused modem lights to flicker a pattern. CIA could do hypnotism remotely. This is why software was always listed in export restrictions as a munitions. bin Laden is reported to have obtained this weapon

04-21-2010, 10:05 PM	#12
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	lol peoples

04-22-2010, 01:06 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I wonder how much energy we'd save (individually) if we unplugged everything that has a standby mode when we are asleep or at work. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-22-2010, 02:13 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	you need to get your ack together. now let me acks you a queshion. can i get a amba lamps? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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