This IP address belongs to a block of reserved numbers. Here's the site you go to, to look up what belongs to whom. I've bookmarked it. Very useful! http://www.dnsstuff.com/ Regards Tonia GCox <gcox@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Can anyone tell me how to find out who belongs to the url 224.0.0.2? Windows kernel core component tries to contact that site each time I go online. I want to know who it's trying to reach and why. Thanks. gcox --------------------------------- Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.