Does your box generate the IGMP or are you only receiving the packets? You might want to have a look at the count of packets using the package "iptraf". On 25 Feb 2003 at 15:13, Cliff Kent wrote: > I recently set up a RH 8.0 "home network" server. It's very much like > several others that I've done before. Samba for a windows file and > print servers. And, because this customer wanted to get a look at > Linux, two VNC servers that are accessed by VNC viewers on the windows > boxes. > > The customer is happy. <g> > > All of this is behind a linksys firewall/router. So, the linux box has > no firewall. I did try to shut down all unneeded services. > > But just for fun, I ran nmap and netwatch on the server. Nmap shows > only the expected ports open. > > However, netwatch shows a lot of IGMP packets. These are returned by > what looks like multicast servers on the internet. I shut down the > windows boxes, stopped the VNC servers, and stopped samba. But the > IGMP chatter continues. > > Seems like I've seen this traffic from windows. But, never from linux > before. > > Does anybody know what I might have running that's creating all the > chatter? > > Thanks, > > Cliff Kent > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
