Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:18:04 +1200 | From | Chris Wedgwood <> | Subject | Re: ppp not forwarding broadcast packets? |
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> It doesn't allow udp broadcast packets (such as smb network > neighborhood scans) onto the ethernet.
routers per-se should not forward broadcast packets... or bad things might occur (possible variation of smurf attacks, etc).
some routers have `helper' facilities that allow them to forward certain types of broadcast packets. This could be implemented in user-space fairly easily I think... (provided nothing else was stopping you receiving the interesting packets).
-cw
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