Ok, so what does "toppost" mean? -----Original Message----- From: netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frank Gruellich Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:03 PM To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Logging default drop * Stuart Lamble <stu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 8. Apr 04: > Hi All Hello, > iptables -A INPUT -j LOG --log-prefix "IN-DEfault-drop " > > I then tail my messages file and get a LOT of the following.... > > [logged packet] > > The SRC address is ofter different. This is normal. > What does this mean? Congratulation, you catched a ping. For complete description read <URL:http://logi.cc/linux/netfilter-log-format.php3>. And please, don't toppost. HTH, regards, Frank. -- Sigmentation fault --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.654 / Virus Database: 419 - Release Date: 4/6/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.654 / Virus Database: 419 - Release Date: 4/6/2004