Edward Dekkers writes:
> > Oddly enough....
> > ping -b xxx.xxx.xxx.255 on my network results in a reply from every linux
> > machine. (Listing all but the first host as duplicates?) However, my
> > children's Windows machines don't reply. They can be pinged individually,
> > but seem to ignore a broadcast.
>
> Phew - I thought I was going mad.
>
> That's correct over here as well.
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts defaults to zero for
historical reasons, but most systems should set it to 1 in rc.local.
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