TCPView usability

3 Jun 2009 4:44 PM

Dave

Hello

I have a question regarding TCPView -- please let me know if there is a more
appropriate forum to post this question.

I like to use TCPView to keep a eye on external connections. However,
sometimes there are large numbers of connections with a Remote Address of
"localhost:####". These entries don't tell me anything of interest, and the
quantity of them cause useful entries to be pushed out of view.

Is there any way to filter out the "localhost:####" Remote Address entries?

Thanks in advance -- Dave

3 Jun 2009 5:31 PM

Jack-MVP

Hi
Localhost calls are Not remote connections, they are internal connections to
the LocalHost on the computer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

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"Dave" <D***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> I have a question regarding TCPView -- please let me know if there is a
> more
> appropriate forum to post this question.
>
> I like to use TCPView to keep a eye on external connections. However,
> sometimes there are large numbers of connections with a Remote Address of
> "localhost:####". These entries don't tell me anything of interest, and
> the
> quantity of them cause useful entries to be pushed out of view.
>
> Is there any way to filter out the "localhost:####" Remote Address
> entries?
>
> Thanks in advance -- Dave
>