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From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
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> > I use:
> > 
> > interfaces {
> > 	interface all passive ;
> > } ;
> 
> what does this do??

It means that gated does not insist on hearing its own broadcasts to keep 
the interface up.

Danny