----- Original Message ----- From: "jerome" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 5:56 AM Subject: [plug] martian source...
> i rebooted my PC and got an error: > martian source SOME_IP from 255.255.255.0 etc... > i did some researching and found out that this are packets from an internal > host dropping in at the extrnal interface.... > hmm i didnt touch my routing... can someone tell me the possible reason for > this... it means that your box receieved a packet with a source ip address of 255.255.255.0 and it is illegal... this is a strong indication of ip spoofing... with this, it must drop the packet and should log it... see rfc 1812 section 5.3.7 for more details... fooler. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
