Console message "network configuration changed"

LPPU · Oct 4, 2010

I was looking through the console message log and saw quite a few messages that said "Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2 from 192.168.0.1

The second IP address has been different at times. 3 more of them have been 68.94.156.1:53 and 209.123.109.175:80 and 205.234.225.11:80

I've also noticed this message:

network configuration changed

I know for a fact I myself haven't made any network configuration changes since setting it up to my liking. What does this all mean?

10/4/10 3:16:23 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:56082 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:16:23 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:62911 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:16:29 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:57831 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:16:34 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:57193 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:16:35 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:61654 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:50738 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:49759 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:51576 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:62784 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:61884 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:52997 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:56394 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:26 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:59854 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:44 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:61695 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:44 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:59122 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:44 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:52360 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:44 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:62393 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:18:45 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:65351 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:19:03 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:62216 from 68.94.156.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:39 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:57821 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:41 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:53810 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:41 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:58303 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:41 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:61073 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:41 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:62699 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:41 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:50652 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:43 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:53819 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:56 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:50052 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:20:57 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:54342 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:23:14 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:50483 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:23:14 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:60221 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:23:14 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:58396 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:23:14 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:62809 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:03 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:49768 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:04 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:56256 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:64542 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:64929 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:56267 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:56751 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:52951 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:63258 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:52634 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:05 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:60188 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:06 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:55236 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:07 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:54119 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:24:45 PM Firewall[53] Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.0.2:54211 from 192.168.0.1:53
10/4/10 3:30:12 PM configd[13] network configuration changed.

McYukon · Oct 4, 2010

I have the steal mode connection attempts in my Console logs too.
Port 53 is the DNS Lookup port, nothing to worry about.
Lets say your browser or computer sends a DNS request over that port and then forgets that it sent the request, when the requested info returns it will deny it and log it as a connection attempt.
The network configuration changed is when you wake the computer from sleep or restart and the computer loads the internet configurations.
A changing IP address can also trigger this, again nothing to worry about.

Console message "network configuration changed"

LPPU

McYukon

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