You can suppress this error with this command:

echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses

Casey

On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 14:55, Thane Andersen wrote:
> Hi all, got a strange error I don't understand.  Today when I booted my
> RedHat system (version 9) it is periodically repeating the same error
> message.
> "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.  I tried putting it into my
> browser on my Winders 2k system to see if it would take me to a web site,
> but it doesn't.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Thane

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