Re: Netgear FVS318v3 Issues
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Re: Netgear FVS318v3 Issues

From: AnglianMarc <mark.summers2@ntlworld.com>
Date: Sun Dec 04 2005 - 19:21:26 CET

Cheers Leythos,

I'll give it a go.

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:56Gkf.170495$tD4.135635@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> In article <oZFkf.11779$Lf4.1765@newsfe7-win.ntli.net>, mark.summers2
> @ntlworld.com says...
>> Hi there, I wonder if anyone can help me out with an issue that I am
>> getting
>> with my firewall. From the moment I start the firewall up, the log begins
>> to
>> fill up with the following message:-
>>
>> Sun, 2005-12-04 17:27:42 - ICMP packet - Source: 192.168.1.1 -
>> Destination:
>> 192.168.1.2 - [ICMP Type: 8 Code: 0, Received
>>
>> ICMP type 8 is an echo request, however, the destination IP does not
>> exist
>> on my network and consequently, there can be no reply to the echo
>> request.
>> The log simply fills up with this error and eventually the router crashes
>> and needs rebooting (which is a pain as the router is in the attic). If
>> anyone has any ideas about how to get around this, I would be extremely
>> grateful.
>
> Change the router to 192.168.5.1/24 and see if the error is the same.
>
> Also, update the firmware.
>
> Do you have a wireless access point anywhere in the network? If so, turn
> it off and see if you stop seeing these issues.
>
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Received on Sun Dec 11 14:24:14 2005