On Wed 22 Oct 2003 at 14:55:36, Thane Andersen said:
> "166.70.4.80 sent an invalid ICMP error to a broadcast."  What does this
> mean and how do I fix it?  The specified IP address is not an address I use
> on my machine or anywhere on my local network.

It probably means that the system at 166.70.4.80 is pinging the
broadcast address of your network.  This isn't really a problem.  This
host is just

a) trying to find which hosts are on the network
b) trying to find a network that can act as a ping amplifier for a DDoS
attack

As long as nothing on your LAN responds to the ping, then you don't have
any problems.  The message is just a warning.

-- 
Soren Harward
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


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