Continuous communication with IP 224.0.0.252

[Safai]

Good day all,

I'm using Vista Ultimate with IE7 and ADSL internet connection. Suddenly,
without a reason I know, I have noticed continuous communication (upload of
data) taking place between my PC and IP address 224.0.0.252 .

Any idea how this has happend? Can this be a malacious hole in the system?
What is causing this and how to stop it?

Thanks a lot
Morteza

 

[Gordon]

Good day all,

I'm using Vista Ultimate with IE7 and ADSL internet connection.
Suddenly, without a reason I know, I have noticed continuous
communication (upload of data) taking place between my PC and IP
address 224.0.0.252 .

Any idea how this has happend? Can this be a malacious hole in the
system? What is causing this and how to stop it?

Thanks a lot
Morteza

Search Arin Whois for 224.0.0.252
OrgName: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
OrgID: IANA
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
City: Marina del Rey
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 90292-6695
Country: US

NetRange: 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255
CIDR: 224.0.0.0/4
NetName: MCAST-NET
NetHandle: NET-224-0-0-0-1
Parent:
NetType: IANA Special Use
NameServer: FLAG.EP.NET
NameServer: STRUL.STUPI.SE
NameServer: NS.ISI.EDU
NameServer: NIC.NEAR.NET
Comment: This block is reserved for special purposes.
Comment: Please see RFC 3171 for additional information.
Comment:
RegDate: 1991-05-22
Updated: 2002-09-16

OrgAbuseHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgAbusePhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgAbuseEmail: (e-mail address removed)

OrgTechHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgTechName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number
OrgTechPhone: +1-310-301-5820
OrgTechEmail: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Michael Walraven]

224.0.0.252 is Link-local Multicast Name Resolution. (you now know as much
about that as I do)
It has something to do with an alternate method of name resolution (DNS).
Multicast is when one location broadcasts to many receivers. (A live web
video feed comes to mind). Google 224.0.0.252 comes up with a lot of stuff.

Michael