Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933717AbXHFXh6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:37:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S933107AbXHFXht (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:37:49 -0400 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]:53367 "EHLO out2.smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932956AbXHFXhs (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 19:37:48 -0400 Message-Id: <1186443467.11680.1204059001@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: kddQPztPo1hM2irdGDFpLQCYe/G7KKSwlEEgt3YZ5mRm 1186443467 From: "Adam M" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface Subject: Creating virtual interface triggers an IGMPv3 Join to Multicast DNS Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:37:47 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 594 Lines: 16 Hi folks, For some reason, every time I create a virtual interface (using tun), the interface immediately generates an IGMPv3 Join packet for group 224.0.0.251, which (according to Google) is Multicast DNS. This packet is generated automatically and consistently. I'm wondering why this should be the case, and if it can be disabled. Thanks, Adam - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/