Re: 239.255.255.250

From: Vachon, Scott (Scott.Vachonat_private)
Date: Mon May 07 2001 - 05:38:02 PDT

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>Running Windows ME or Whistler/Windows XP I have noticed that upon bootup I
>see packets addressed to 239.255.255.250 port 1900. Upon investigating this
>I find that this is some sort of multicast or broadcast network address
>that's meant for UPnP devices ...

I think this is related to Microsoft's auto-update feature. The archives for
2-3 months ago should have a similar question and a more definitive answer.

-S-


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