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Date:      Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:29:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com>
To:        Liam Slusser <liam@tiora.net>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: smurf and broadcast packets..
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.02.9809141328230.19838-100000@echonyc.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980914013859.545A-100000@orbital.tiora.net>

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On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Liam Slusser wrote:

>  changed it to 0, and from there...i ran into a wierd
> problem.  My server has two network cards in it, ed0 (internet side,
> 24.0.185.89) and ed1 (internal network, 10.0.0.1), and runs natd.  When i
> turned net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho to 0..i could not ping 10.0.0.255 but i
> could ping my internet side 24.0.189.255.

Not so weird.  The broadcast address on your internal network is
probably 10.255.255.255.


 Ben

"You have your mind on computers, it seems." 


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