Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 07:39:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 07:39:37 -0500 Received: from tabaluga.ipe.uni-stuttgart.de ([129.69.22.180]:49676 "EHLO tabaluga.ipe.uni-stuttgart.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 07:39:22 -0500 From: Nils Rennebarth Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 13:38:12 +0100 To: Linux Kernel List Subject: What does "NAT: dropping untracked packet" mean? Message-ID: <20010201133811.D14768@ipe.uni-stuttgart.de> Mail-Followup-To: Linux Kernel List Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="at6+YcpfzWZg/htY" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --at6+YcpfzWZg/htY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Since enabling (but not yet using) firewalling in the 2.4.1 kernel, my log gets clobbered with messages like: Feb 1 12:58:56 obelix kernel: NAT: 0 dropping untracked packet ce767600 1 129.69.22.21 -> 224.0.0.2 Feb 1 12:59:01 obelix kernel: NAT: 0 dropping untracked packet ce767480 1 129.69.22.21 -> 224.0.0.2 Feb 1 12:59:04 obelix kernel: NAT: 0 dropping untracked packet ce767d80 1 129.69.22.21 -> 224.0.0.2 Feb 1 13:00:44 obelix kernel: NAT: 0 dropping untracked packet ce767600 1 129.69.22.51 -> 224.0.0.2 Feb 1 13:00:47 obelix kernel: NAT: 0 dropping untracked packet ce767600 1 129.69.22.51 -> 224.0.0.2 Feb 1 13:00:50 obelix kernel: NAT: 0 dropping untracked packet ce767b40 1 129.69.22.51 -> 224.0.0.2 The IP Adresses belong to Windows 98 computers. What does the message mean, and what could I do to stop them? Nils -- *New* *New* *New* - on shellac records Windows HE - see top 10 reasons to downgrade on Historical Edition http://www.microsoft.com/windowshe --at6+YcpfzWZg/htY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6eVizqgAZ+sZlgs4RAkqjAJ4mGyGwUv6QK/q8HMvQ+kWX6goMywCfYI7z lgSXpqOnaOXBT1OSgEzNWSs= =aCmB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --at6+YcpfzWZg/htY-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/