Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:10:40 -0800 (PST) From: casper@acc.am To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: kern/10492: broadcast IP address can be set on interface Message-ID: <19990308231040.CB67914FF8@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 10492 >Category: kern >Synopsis: broadcast IP address can be set on interface >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 8 15:20:00 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gaspar Chilingarov >Release: 3.1 RELEASE >Organization: Armenian Computer Center >Environment: 3.1 RELEASE from Walnut's CDROM, custom kernel >Description: when trying to run something like (setup old BSD style or new style broadcast address on your network interface) ifconfig iface_name 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 or ifconfig iface_name 10.0.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 it gives no error and setups this IP address on interface, but that address is unusable and may cause problems when sending packets to real network tried ONLY on ether pseudo-device >How-To-Repeat: ifconfig iface_name 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 or ifconfig iface_name 10.0.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 >Fix: change to TCP/IP stack proposed >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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