On 7/31/12 4:28 PM, "Øyvind Lode - Forums" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi all:
>
>I see a lot of the errors below in /var/log/messages on my firewall:
>
>Aug  1 00:47:44 munin kernel: [109008.257109] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:48:44 munin kernel: [109068.257384] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:49:44 munin kernel: [109128.257509] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:50:44 munin kernel: [109188.257788] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:51:44 munin kernel: [109248.258060] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:52:44 munin kernel: [109308.258438] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:53:44 munin kernel: [109368.258711] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:54:44 munin kernel: [109428.259190] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:55:44 munin kernel: [109488.259259] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:56:44 munin kernel: [109548.259484] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>Aug  1 00:57:44 munin kernel: [109608.259758] martian source 192.168.1.5
>from 127.0.0.1, on dev eth1
>
>The pattern is that the kernel logs this every 60 seconds.
>
>192.168.1.5 = Wireless Access Point.
>
>The AP receives it's IP via a static lease from isc-dhcp-server running
>on the firewall box.
>
>Firewall:
>
>Debian wheezy
>Shorewall 4.5.5.3
>Eth0 = net
>Eth1 = loc
>
>If I turn off the AP the martian errors goes away.
>Any ideas of why I see these messages?


It's because the firewall is receiving packets from 127.0.0.1 on eth1.

-Tom
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to
skydive twice.





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