Curious, why does Generic Host Process want to use PortExplorer to access my ISP's DNS servers? Thanks.
Hi George, there are several programs (processes) using that svchost, of which among others life updates for av/at scanners, firewalls, winamp and others. To know for sure which process it is exactly calling outside you might like to try to spy on it and probably you'll see some in the firewall logs as well. Or you can block the sending/receiving process and see what is not functioning then!
Some more info on svchost: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;250320 Regards, Pieter
I think you will find you answer here. http://www.theeldergeek.com/dhcp_client.htm Port Explorer is just displaying this to you. Pieter gave you some good info..here is some more. How to determine local ISP's DHCP server address http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,6437002~root=security,1~mode=flat DHCP Client Dhcp svchost.exe Manage network configuration by registering and updating IP addresses and DNS names. WinXP Pro: Svchost.exe Prompts for DNS Connection http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,2063164~root=security,1~mode=flat How to tell what svchost http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,5956182~root=security,1~mode=flat
