RE: error in messages: sent an invalid ICMP error to a broadcast

I get them as well, and the IP address is a windows box on
our network. From what I understand, it is a ping packet
addressed to a broadcast address vs a specific IP.

George

>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Ketchum [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 3:39 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: error in messages: sent an invalid ICMP error to a
>broadcast
>
>
>I have also been getting copious messages of this kind.  I 
>have a 6.1 box 
>acting as a NAT/firewall behind a cable modem.  I would be 
>interested in 
>any suggestions on the probable cause....
>At 10:23 AM 8/18/2003 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>>Getting this repeating message in the messages log. Any ideas 
>what could be
>>causing it.
>>
>>Aug 18 10:05:35 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.103 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>Aug 18 10:05:35 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.104 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>Aug 18 10:10:32 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.104 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>Aug 18 10:10:32 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.103 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>Aug 18 10:15:08 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.104 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>Aug 18 10:15:08 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.103 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>Aug 18 10:15:32 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.103 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>Aug 18 10:15:32 btsdea01 kernel: 172.19.5.104 sent an invalid 
>ICMP error to
>>a broadcast.
>>
>>Pat Spatola
>>Unix Administrator
>>Berkley Technology Services
>>302-439-2006
>>[email protected]
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