Re: 2.1.126 - x.x.x.x sent an invalid ICMP error to a broadcast

Richard B. Johnson (root@chaos.analogic.com)
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 09:07:57 -0500 (EST)


On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, Greaves Tristan TM wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Since installing 2.1.126 independently on two test servers, we are
> getting the following message:
>
> Nov 4 11:58:27 harmony kernel: x.x.x.x sent an invalid ICMP error to a
> broadcast.
>
> (Where x.x.x.x is the IP)
>
> We've established the the IP in question belongs to a 3Com SuperStack III
> Switch.
>

This happends all the while here. The message is from line 702 of
../linux/net/ipv4/icmp.c. As the comments show, make sure your netmasks
are correct. If they are correct, grin and bear it. The 3Com stuff
does this all the time.

I just commented out the printk() and ignore.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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