Looks like zeroconf traffic (avahi/mdns), maybe try: /etc/init.d/avahi-daemon stop
and see what happens. HTH, Avi. Nigel Henry wrote: > I've had this problem for a while. When booting Debian Lenny, and perhaps > Etch > as well. When booting up I've had the following output trying to access > 224.0.0.251. > > eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 > NET: Registered protocol family 10 > lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions > lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). > ppdev: user-space parallel port driver > eth0: no IPv6 routers present > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.22 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0xC0 > TTL=1 ID=0 DF OPT (94040000) PROTO=2 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=257 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=237 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=257 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=237 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=257 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=237 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=239 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=219 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=136 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=116 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=136 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=116 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=136 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=116 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=225 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=205 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=195 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=175 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=225 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=205 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=200 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=180 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=91 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 > TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=71 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=225 TOS=0x00 > PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=205 > DROPPED IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=192.168.0.8 DST=224.0.0.22 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0xC0 > TTL=1 ID=0 DF OPT (94040000) PROTO=2 > > > According to RFC 3171 this block of addresses (224.0.0.x) is reserved for > special purposes. > > 192.168.0.8 is the static address of my Lenny install, and 224.0.0.251 is the > mystery address. > > There are 2 daemons that are running and looking for a response at bootup. > Ntpd is directed towards my other machine that is getting it's time from the > Internet. That is across the LAN, not the Internet. That's not the problem. > > The only thing accessing the Internet at boot up is freshclam, and that once > the ethernet connection is up. > > Any help, suggestions would be really welcome. > > Nigel. > > > > > > > -- "If you are an expert in the intricacies of C++, please consider this knowledge a kind of martial art - something a real master never uses." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
