Windows firewall blocking but switch lights flashing?

Radiation · 3 Aug 2013 at 14:42

If a program is blocked from connecting to the internet why do the switch lights still flash when it's running?

I did a quick test after i blocked something and noticed the activity, once nothing was running i did the same with firefox, tcpview shows no active connections but when i refresh a page the lights flash which doesn't make any sense if it's actually blocked, however firefox doesn't load it so it must be working? :confused:

Radiation · 3 Aug 2013 at 15:30

Why do they flash though if windows is supposedly blocking outgoing connections?

Radiation · 3 Aug 2013 at 16:14

Woden said:
There is always something going down the line as long as the port is connected and powered.

No i said this was tested with no activity, it only flashed when i tried loading a website in firefox or i ran the program i wanted blocked.

Radiation · 3 Aug 2013 at 17:50

Guys i get what you're saying but the flashing is directly related to my trying to connect, for example i could sit and wait with nothing running and see no flashing for as long as i want, yet when i block firefox and try loading a page the lights flash but i get no page, windows is sending something to the router and my switch lights flash, what exactly is happening im not sure, is it perhaps dns being checked but no actual connections from firefox or something else? perhaps windows firewall simply routes the packets to nowhere?