Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] UDP to 224.0.0.103
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Scott has definitely given you a pointer in the right
direction. The multicast address and destination UDP port both point to MDAP (as
are recorded by IANA). The curious thing is that there is basically no info to
be found on this protocol (Google doesn't turn up anything beyond the assignment
and the assignee,Johan Deleu of Alcatel, so I wonder who is actually
implementing it. I think the Microsoft / Outlook suggestionis spurious - I can't
see why Outlook would want to use multicast to access directories - it can
perfectly well directly connect to the Exchange server or Active Directory in a
standard environment.
Normally multicasts won't go past your local network -
unless multicast is explicitly configured in your routers. That is, it isn't
going to go on the internet or anything outside you local LAN unless someone has
configured this to happen.
If you haven't installed software that seems to match the
"MDAP" description , I wonder if some trojan/bot software has stolen the
assigned ranges and is using it for its own purpose? (This also is just
speculation ;-) )
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Google for that address (use quotes). You'll find it's used by
the Multi Directory Access Protocol (MDAP). Something wants to talk to a
directory server. Now google for MDAP Microsoft, since their software
tends to be overly chatty and in constant need of the Mother Ship. :)
Is
Outlook running?
Roger Almstedt wrote:
Hi,
Just started to use Ethereal and discovered right away that
my computer is sending all the time (2 times per second) an UDP package to IP
adress:
224.0.0.103
sourceport 3009 or 1027, destinationport 3235.
That cant be normal,
maybe this is not at question for this list, but I would appreciate
if anyone can help me with an
answer.
Best Regards
Roger
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