Bug 8351 – suppress "invalid ICMP error to a broadcast" console messages

Bug 8351 - suppress "invalid ICMP error to a broadcast" console messages

Summary:	suppress "invalid ICMP error to a broadcast" console messages

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.0
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Michael K. Johnson
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Reported:	2000-01-10 18:01 EST by pmweidne
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2000-01-10 18:01:42 EST
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Description pmweidne 2000-01-10 18:01:42 EST

Console constantly logs:

xx.xx.xx.xx sent an invalid ICMP error to a broadcast

Have seen on mailing lists that this can be turned off by
editing /usr/src/linux/net/ipv4/icmp.c and commenting out the printk OR
echoing "1" to /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts (which
doesn't work anyway).

Is there a patch for this problem - I couldn't find the bug listed
anywhere in bugzilla?

Comment 1 Alan Cox 2000-08-08 14:56:19 EDT

The default behaviour is correct. Its warning you something on your network
needs major brain surgery to comply with standards. And you can turn it off as
you have noted if you cant fix your broken network or are sharing it

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