On Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 01:16:17PM +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Hello, > > Daniel Pittman a écrit : > > gcrimpOvcn.bc.ca writes: > >> > >>So, can anyone suggest what I should do with packets that have a > >>source address of 0.0.0.0? > > > > Junk them -- they have no real business on your network, as 0.0.0.0 > > isn't a valid assigned address on the live Internet. > > Except at least when you use DHCP on your network. DHCP clients use > 0.0.0.0 as a source address when issuing DHCP requests until they get a > regular address from the server.
Ah! Thanks. gc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
