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Re: invalid ICMP error to a broadcast?

Toomas Losin (tlo@paralynx.com)
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 12:19:12 -0700

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Simon A. de Weerdt writes:

> [snip]
>
> When I run tcpdump I see the following interaction which I think is
> related
>
> 00:53:38.989932 00-80-c8-7e-5d-4c.bconnected.net.route >
> 209.53.63.255.route: rip-resp 1: 209.53.33.0(1)
> 00:53:39.005628 209.53.32.254 > 00-80-c8-7e-5d-4c.bconnected.net: icmp:
> host 209.53.63.255 unreachable - admin prohibited filter
>
> I'm using dhcp on ADSL and here is a snippet from ifconfig
>
> Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:80:C8:7E:5D:4C
> inet addr:209.53.33.231 Bcast:209.53.63.255 Mask:255.255.192.0

Why is your box trying to speak RIP with Telus? The tcpdump shows
you're running a routing daemon (speaking RIP version 1, it looks like).

You should probably disable the routing daemon. If you don't know
it's running, you probably don't need it. :-)

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Toomas Losin                            ParaLynx Internet
tlo@paralynx.com                        New Westminster, BC
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