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Tiptoes · 30-09-2003, 11:29

Theo,

are you on broadband or Dial up?

Some ICMP messages are harmless and IP address is in the reserved category meaning that it is reserved for certain functions or purposes commonly as accepted for use on common networks.

The RFC you quote is for multicasting which means that when someone uses that Address in basic terms it means that someone Possibly on you network is "allowing" one to many transmissions of data from

Does this happen each time you connect?

are you using any download or file sharing programs?

30-09-2003, 11:29	#5
Tiptoes Inactive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ask not what your country can do for you but what a mess we could have made of your country Posts: 250	Re: IP Addresses Theo, are you on broadband or Dial up? Some ICMP messages are harmless and IP address is in the reserved category meaning that it is reserved for certain functions or purposes commonly as accepted for use on common networks. The RFC you quote is for multicasting which means that when someone uses that Address in basic terms it means that someone Possibly on you network is "allowing" one to many transmissions of data from Does this happen each time you connect? are you using any download or file sharing programs?