On 03/02/2016 07:50 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I have started wireshark listening to traffic from 192.168.1.5, and I see it is sending those packages I see in the firewall, and others to 239.255.255.250, which I find strange. Must be a broadcast.
It's multicast. Multicast is used by many services. For example, I have a Yamaha A/V receiver and an app for it on my tablet & smart phone. Those devices listen for the multicast packets to find the receiver. Multiecast is also used for Windows/Samba file sharing and even NTP can be configured to use it, among many other uses. BTW, with IPv6, there's no longer a broadcast address. There's various types of multicast, including all hosts, which takes the place of broadcasts to the local network. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org