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Dazed_and_Confused
March 16th, 2004, 05:32 PM
Can anyone tell me what the significance of the SERVICES AND CONTROLLER APP requesting access to 255.255.255.255:DHCP? What is this IP address, and why would this app request access to it?
Phant0m
March 16th, 2004, 05:38 PM
Hey Dazed_and_Confused

That is a Broadcast, nothing to ph33r... :)
CrazyM
March 18th, 2004, 12:58 AM
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Can anyone tell me what the significance of the SERVICES AND CONTROLLER APP requesting access to 255.255.255.255:DHCP? What is this IP address, and why would this app request access to it?" }-

255.255.255.255 is a broadcast address.
DHCP (UDP ports/services 67/68) is used to obtain IP address from DHCP servers.

If your system obtains it's IP dynamically, it is normal to see this traffic.

Regards,

CrazyM