Re: [COMP] ICMP errors.....

John Madden wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, James Gosnell wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know about ICMP broadcasting errors or why my computer would
> > be sending them? Any information on what they are would be great too.
> > They pop up all the time in the of my console and it's especially
> > annoying when I'm trying to work on something. thanks
>
> They shouldn't be coming up in your console at all... STDERR should be
> routed to /var/log/syslog by ... hmm.. syslogd?  Make sure that's
> running...  ICMP (Internet Control MEssage protocol) is a method of
> sending IP packets back and fourth between a host and a router (gateway)
> as a means of error-reporting.  Perhaps it means you've got a bad nic?
>
> John
>
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It happens on both my machines that are running RH 5.2. It's probably just
something I didn't setup right.


James
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