meaning of martian
1. Martian Packets that turn up unexpectedly on the wrong network because of bogus routing entries. Also a packet which has an altogether bogus non-registered or ill-formed internet address, such as the test loopback interface [127. 0. 0. 1]. Such a packet will come back labelled with a source address that is clearly not of this earth. "The domain server is getting lots of packets from Mars. Does that gateway have a martian filter?" [Jargon File] Martin Marietta Laboratories Moorestown http://atlgw. atl. ge. com/. Address: Building 145, Moorestown Corporate Center, Moorestown, NJ 08057, USA.
2. imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
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