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Re: ICMP Weirdness (old bug resurfaced?)

To: alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: ICMP Weirdness (old bug resurfaced?)
From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 13:46:00 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9905010015370.422-100000@tahallah.demon.co.uk> from "Alex Buell" at May 1, 99 00:17:38 am
Sender: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu

> I keep getting these messages all the time in my logs whenever I do
> operations like ftp/telnet/browsing/email.
> 
> Apr 30 23:36:37 tahallah icmplogd[53]: icmp_dest_unreach (code
> icmp_port_unreach), from localhost
> ..
> lots =)
> ..
> 
> What does this means? And what usually is the cause of this problem? Any
> clues or answers would be most helpful. 

It means you have something set up wrong so your box is trying to talk to
a service on itself then rejecting the connection. 

No bug, maybe pilot error ?



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