a question for anyone familiar with netstat.....which i am not (at all)
3 days ago my computer started to lagg really bad.....i checked netstat..im running a windows xp os....
and i came up with some strange results..at least they seem to be abnormal to me...

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Pat>netstat

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP MERLIN:3117 localhost:3118 ESTABLISHED
TCP MERLIN:3118 localhost:3117 ESTABLISHED
TCP MERLIN:3326 pclick2.data.ssl.dcn.yahoo.com:http CLOSING
TCP MERLIN:3554 jcs1.chat.dcn.yahoo.com:8002 ESTABLISHED
TCP MERLIN:3965 v13.vc.scd.yahoo.com:5001 ESTABLISHED
TCP MERLIN:3971 MERLIN:5001 ESTABLISHED
TCP MERLIN:3977 user-12lm95o.cable.mindspring.com:48615 LAST_AC
K
TCP MERLIN:4043 qtsoftware.apple.com:http CLOSE_WAIT
TCP MERLIN:4055 c-24-0-120-40.client.comcast.net:22341 TIME_WAI
T
TCP MERLIN:4062 pcp03631088pcs.riogrd01.nj.comcast.net:36093 FI
N_WAIT_2
TCP MERLIN:4082 dhcp-80c-1182.unm.edu:27848 TIME_WAIT
TCP MERLIN:4110 cpe-066-057-145-020.nc.rr.com:7373 ESTABLISHED
TCP MERLIN:4114 VDSL-151-118-5-46.DNVR.QWEST.NET:40607 ESTABLIS
HED
TCP MERLIN:4115 12-217-5-33.client.mchsi.com:31136 ESTABLISHED
TCP MERLIN:4120 wiley-231-2802.roadrunner.nf.net:59042 ESTABLIS
HED
TCP MERLIN:4136 63.146.109.210:http LAST_ACK
TCP MERLIN:4139 63.146.109.210:http SYN_SENT
TCP MERLIN:5001 MERLIN:3971 ESTABLISHED

if you can help tell me what all this is or know a good site to research this....(if it is a problem and what to do about it)
please lend a hand to a total noob ........
oh.................if i have put info that will comprimise my computers security..please let me know and i will handle it..

thank you very much..your help is appreciated and is this the reason for the sudden lagg in my system?
and possible things i can do to prevent this in the future?

thx again