Re: What does "ICMP to 224.0.0.2" mean?

From: mike (mike_at_nospam.co.uk)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:55:37 GMT

windows explorer is looking for a router to connect to the internet.
normally caused by using the favourites pulldown whilst in explorer.

see here:

http://www.talkroot.com/archive/topic/1364-1.html

try a search engine first, it's normally got the answer.

mike

"Mozzy" <dem_d@mail.com> wrote in message
news:958FE34FC12F351A7E@62.253.162.201...
> Soon after booting my system and then re-connecting the cable modem
> lead to the PC (as it had unplugged itself) I got this message from
> my Sygate firewall
>
> "Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) is trying to broadcast an ICMP Type
> 10 (Router Solicitation) packet to [224.0.0.2]. Do you want to
> allow this program to access the network?"
>
> The IP address does not seem to resolve to ayone in particular. I
> get some sort of info about "multicast".
>
> I am a single home PC attached to the Net. Should I allow this sort
> of thing through? 

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