Depending on the service provider the 10.x.x.x addresses could simply be the modems (as that is the usual IP scheme for @home modems - not nics) going through misconifgured ISP routers or something like that if it seems to be a problem for lots of customers.
S >From: guitarlynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] Silent_Deny by destination address ??? >Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 18:47:38 -0600 > >On Sunday 09 December 2001 16:58, you wrote: > > > Conversely, if your router acts as a dhcp server, it needs to > > accept the corresponding sorts of requests from dhcp clients on the > > relevant interface(s). > >Yep, but they're not deny'ed on the LAN side. > > > I believe the Windows sharing services -- the ones that run on port > > 137-139 -- make some use of broadcast addresses as well. I don't > > run them here so cannot recall details. > >These are the NetBIOS ports, the broadcast address (again on the LAN) >would be something like 192.168.1.255:139. Again the rule won't deny >this. > > > Unless you want to respond to broadcast pings (and why would you?), > > I can't think of any other common services that use broadcast IP > > packets. > >255.255.255.255 is most likely an Class A DHCP request. For some >strange reason, since @HOME has been having random outages, >reports of tons of these requests have been made all over. Funny >thing is the bulk of the ones I've been getting are from a private >class 10.6.1.x address. I just figured someone jacked up their Win2K >config.... seems to happen often around here. > >Aren't the /32 masks reserved for gov & university networks??? > >~Lynn Avants >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-- >if linux isn't the answer, you've got the wrong question > >_______________________________________________ >Leaf-user mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
