> On 01.05.2002 at 23:55:40, Dennis Musselwhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <snip> > > The guest LAN acts as a hub and delivers a copy of the broadcast packet > > to the data connection of every virtual adapter (NIC) coupled to that LAN > > regardless of the destination IP Address or the subnet mask. > > Ok, let's rephrase... > > How does the guest LAN identify which are broadcast packets, if not by the > destination IP address? > > ... <penny drops> ... > > Wait a minute, there's a special MAC address used for broadcast also, isn't > there...? So the Guest LAN knows by the broadcast *MAC* address that the pac > ket > has to be sent to all coupled NICs, right?
I was about to suggest that. It's how ARP works - I've looked at tcpdump reports and seen it sending a message 'who is 192.168.1.5" and getting the reply "I am 192.168.1.5." -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!
