What does WIFI Router log entry "REMOTE MANAGE" mean

[jacksondorado]

I have a Netgear mr814 setup for wifi at a restaurant for the customers and I have recently been receiving the log files with multiple "remote manage" entries. Does this mean someone has been hijacking my router? I wonder because it is set to block kazaa, bearshare, and others. The log looks like this:


1| remote manage: Src IP=83.136.67.2
2| remote manage: Src IP=203.91.132.114
3| remote manage: Src IP=217.175.234.182
4| remote manage: Src IP=63.218.5.82
5| remote manage: Src IP=146.82.49.185
6| remote manage: Src IP=66.193.54.185
7| [Time Updated] Sunday, 29 Aug 2004 10:30:23
8| remote manage: Src IP=204.249.195.245
9| remote manage: Src IP=209.58.248.30
10| remote manage: Src IP=83.136.67.2
11| remote manage: Src IP=217.175.234.182
12| remote manage: Src IP=63.218.5.82
13| remote manage: Src IP=146.82.49.185
14| remote manage: Src IP=66.193.54.185
15| remote manage: Src IP=204.249.195.245
16| remote manage: Src IP=209.58.248.30
17| remote manage: Src IP=83.136.67.2
18| remote manage: Src IP=203.91.132.114
19| remote manage: Src IP=217.175.234.182
20| remote manage: Src IP=63.218.5.82
21| remote manage: Src IP=146.82.49.185
22| remote manage: Src IP=66.193.54.185
23| remote manage: Src IP=204.249.195.245
24| remote manage: Src IP=209.58.248.30
25| remote manage: Src IP=83.136.67.2
26| remote manage: Src IP=203.91.132.114
27| remote manage: Src IP=217.175.234.182
28| remote manage: Src IP=63.218.5.82
29| remote manage: Src IP=146.82.49.185
30| remote manage: Src IP=66.193.54.185
31| remote manage: Src IP=204.249.195.245
32| remote manage: Src IP=209.58.248.30
33| remote manage: Src IP=83.136.67.2
34| remote manage: Src IP=203.91.132.114
35| remote manage: Src IP=217.175.234.182
36| remote manage: Src IP=63.218.5.82
37| remote manage: Src IP=146.82.49.185
38| remote manage: Src IP=66.193.54.185
39| remote manage: Src IP=204.249.195.245
40| remote manage: Src IP=209.58.248.30
41| remote manage: Src IP=83.136.67.2
42| remote manage: Src IP=203.91.132.114
43| remote manage: Src IP=217.175.234.182
44| remote manage: Src IP=63.218.5.82
45| remote manage: Src IP=146.82.49.185
46| remote manage: Src IP=66.193.54.185
47| remote manage: Src IP=204.249.195.245
48| remote manage: Src IP=209.58.248.30
49| remote manage: Src IP=83.136.67.2
50| remote manage: Src IP=203.91.132.114
51| remote manage: Src IP=217.175.234.182
52| remote manage: Src IP=63.218.5.82
53| remote manage: Src IP=146.82.49.185
54| remote manage: Src IP=66.193.54.185
55| remote manage: Src IP=216.100.131.217
56| [Initialized] Saturday, 28 Aug 2004 10:30:24

 

[droopy172]

Depending on what kind of router you have, most will give you an option to configure the router from a remote location (not recommended for security purposes) in other words i can open a web browser from any computer and put in the IP address assigned to it and configure the router from the location i'm at now as oppose to only allowing access if your on the LAN or hard wired to it. Sounds like they're not doing anything malicious but doing you a favor by blocking those programs, because having kazaa and most other P2P filesharing programs are full of spyware and viruses. Maybe you should do some mac address filtering (wont' prevent hackers) but will add some security.