> >True, but I said it should be *allowed* not set always. I can't
> >see any way of changing the IFF_BROADCAST flag on an interface
> >off hand.
>
> "ifconfig xx broadcast" should do the trick
To quote Yoda, "Tried it, have you?". You can't set (or presumably
unset) IFF_BROADCAST. I think this is because it is included in
the IFF_VOLATILE set which are always inherited from the existing
flags in net/core/dev.c: dev_change_flags() and never taken
from the new flags. I would change it but I'm not sure if that
is the only place or if something needs to be done if an interface
changes its broadcast flag.
Mike
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