Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:59:38 +0100 From: Thomas Gielfeldt <thomas@gielfeldt.dk> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re:[2] MPD + Win2K + broadcast Message-ID: <MWMail.kcsckbod@host.none>
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Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org> wrote on 01-11-02 00:19:19: > >Thomas Gielfeldt writes: [reformatted to 80 columns] >> I'm still tampering with VPN and I want to say thanks for the advice >> I've gotton from here and elsewhere. Now I'm trying to connect a >> Win2k client to my internal network through mpd + netgraph. This >> works fine. However, there's something I don't understand. The ip >> assigned to the client is on the same subnet as the LAN, but broadcast >> data is not sent through the tunnel? Proxy-Arp is enabled. I also >> would like to tunnel ipx through. can mpd do this? > >No mpd does not do that. Might be a good idea for a sysctl.. e.g. > > net.inet.ip.fwd_bcast_tunnel > >to enable forwarding of broadcast packets across any point-to-point >links whos local address lies on the broadcast subnet. > >If what you're really trying to solve is NBNS, use a WINS server. > >-Archie > >__________________________________________________________________________ >Archie Cobbs * Packet Design * http://www.packetdesign.com Hmm... does this mean that theres no way to send broadcast traffic throug a point-to-point tunnel? ... Oh bugger. This wasn't only intended for NBNS but also for gaming. Thanks /Thomas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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