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SubjectRe: ppp not forwarding broadcast packets?
> 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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