Re: ppp not forwarding broadcast packets?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:31:37 +0100 (BST)

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> It doesn't allow udp broadcast packets (such as smb network neighborhood scans) onto the
> ethernet.
> very inconvenient. Anyone recognize this problem, or do I need to go into details?
>

Linux doesn't forward letter bombs only unicast/multicast frames. This is
quite normal.

Alan

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