I just installed pre 9 of kernel 2.2.0. I am now getting echoed to the screen of whatever virtual terminal I am in the following message: 172.16.81.99 sent an invalid ICMP error to a broadcast This is repeated for a number of IP addresses. Obviously, the problem is two fold. Firstly I need to find out what the problem is with the servers. However, I find it somewhat annoying to having this pop up on the screen when I am in the middle of doing something. I also noticed that if I stop Samba (v2.0.0), the message goes away. The messages also go away if I go back to kernel 2.0.36. Anyone have any hints on how I can suppress or reroute the message and still run Samba v2.0.0 and kernel 2.2.0 pre9? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Regards - Bob Kruger
Also sprach Bob Kruger --- 05:54 AM 1/26/99 +1100> >I just installed pre 9 of kernel 2.2.0. I am now getting echoed to the >screen of whatever virtual terminal I am in the following message: > >172.16.81.99 sent an invalid ICMP error to a broadcast > >This is repeated for a number of IP addresses. > >Obviously, the problem is two fold. Firstly I need to find out what the >problem is with the servers. However, I find it somewhat annoying to >having this pop up on the screen when I am in the middle of doing something. > >I also noticed that if I stop Samba (v2.0.0), the message goes away. > >The messages also go away if I go back to kernel 2.0.36. > >Anyone have any hints on how I can suppress or reroute the message and >still run Samba v2.0.0 and kernel 2.2.0 pre9?Add this line. I put it right after ifconfig (rc.inet1) echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses _,--" `-._ ________-_______ "---- _----'--'--------------------------------'--'----_ //_| | \ Dick Balaska / | | _\\ (_____|_|__= Waterbury CT USA =__|_|_____) _\_____=___ http://www.buckosoft.com/ ___=_____/_ \/-(o)-~~-(o)-~~-(o)-`------'-(o)-~~-(o)-~~-(o)-\/ When encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption.
All, I haven't been able to search the archives.... will they every be back online? I keep getting sent to the list subsciption page.. oh well.. Here's the question... My logs are filling up with kernel announcments that state xxx.xx.xxx.xxx sent an illegal ICMP to a broadcast... How do I suppress this?? Thanks alot! Bob Robert j Bartels Network Administrator Physiology College of Medicine 859.323.6264
Hello, I am getting this message that says: 10.58.0.1 sent an invalid ICMP erro to a broadcast. it turns out that the router is sending back the ICMP broadcast which my linux box is sending out. I was reading that someone else was having the same problem but when they stopped the samba service the error went away. I have two network cards because i am also doing ip masqing. Could you tell me what exactly i need to do have the external card stop sending this address out. thank you, _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com