Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:21:41 -0700 From: "Sreekanth" <sreekanth@redlinenetworks.com> To: "'Don Lewis'" <truckman@freebsd.org>, <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: mgrooms@shrew.net Subject: RE: broadcast udp packets ... Message-ID: <000001c347f2$6c2ca9f0$ae28a8c0@SREELAPTOP> In-Reply-To: <200307112109.h6BL9mM7018764@gw.catspoiler.org>
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Couldn't it be done just by executing the following command ? #route add 255.255.255.255 -net 255.255.255.255 -ifp [primary interface] I know it is kind of crude but it works in my case :-) Sreekanth > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Don Lewis > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:10 PM > To: wes@softweyr.com > Cc: mgrooms@shrew.net; freebsd-net@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: broadcast udp packets ... > > > On 11 Jul, Wes Peters wrote: > > > > What we observed on our embedded system is the packet gets > sent on all > > attached interfaces, with dest IP 255.255.255.255, and a > src IP of the > > local address that has the default route. If there isn't a default > > route, sending to 255.255.255.255 fails with "no route to host." > > > > This is bogus, so I propose to change it to a special case, where > > packets sent to 255.255.255.255 will be sent on each attached > > interface, with src IP of the interface "primary" address. > Does this > > sound reasonable? Should it work without a default route? > (I think it > > should, the special case of the all-call broadcast > shouldn't even go > > into rtalloc.) > > This sounds good. I think it should work without a default > route. _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free>; bsd-net > To > unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003 > >
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