Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Joel Jaeggli
> Is it possible to selectively bridge broadcast traffic in the way I have > described? Take a look at how your router handles broadcast dhcp requests cisco at least have a dhcp helper functionality which is essentially just what you're asking for (selective forwarding of broadcast traffic. if

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Eric Lammerts
On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Jon Masters wrote: > e.g. on desktop a broadcast udp packet (with a specified port) needs to > go not only to itself and the router but also the "REST OF LAN" part > too - and vice versa. Removing the router is not an option. Write an application that creates 2 sockets

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jeremy Jackson
Jon Masters wrote: > Jeremy Jackson wrote: > > > try bridging instead if ip forwarding. use netfilter too if you want > > I mentioned bridging before - I don't want some kind of transparent > bridge, really so what I would need is for the router to be contactable > in the same way as before and

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jon Masters
Jeremy Jackson wrote: > try bridging instead if ip forwarding. use netfilter too if you want I mentioned bridging before - I don't want some kind of transparent bridge, really so what I would need is for the router to be contactable in the same way as before and for regular traffic to pass

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jeremy Jackson
Jon Masters wrote: > Hello, > I have a brain-dead application here which relies on broadcast > traffic for client/server discovery and I have a question with regard > to forwarding broadcast traffic. try bridging instead if ip forwarding. use netfilter too if you want &

Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jon Masters
Hello, I have a brain-dead application here which relies on broadcast traffic for client/server discovery and I have a question with regard to forwarding broadcast traffic. A small part of my local LAN looks like this: REST OF LAN

Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jon Masters
Hello, I have a brain-dead application here which relies on broadcast traffic for client/server discovery and I have a question with regard to forwarding broadcast traffic. A small part of my local LAN looks like this: REST OF LAN

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jeremy Jackson
Jon Masters wrote: Hello, I have a brain-dead application here which relies on broadcast traffic for client/server discovery and I have a question with regard to forwarding broadcast traffic. try bridging instead if ip forwarding. use netfilter too if you want A small part

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jon Masters
Jeremy Jackson wrote: try bridging instead if ip forwarding. use netfilter too if you want I mentioned bridging before - I don't want some kind of transparent bridge, really so what I would need is for the router to be contactable in the same way as before and for regular traffic to pass

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Jeremy Jackson
Jon Masters wrote: Jeremy Jackson wrote: try bridging instead if ip forwarding. use netfilter too if you want I mentioned bridging before - I don't want some kind of transparent bridge, really so what I would need is for the router to be contactable in the same way as before and for

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Eric Lammerts
On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Jon Masters wrote: e.g. on desktop a broadcast udp packet (with a specified port) needs to go not only to itself and the router but also the "REST OF LAN" part too - and vice versa. Removing the router is not an option. Write an application that creates 2 sockets

Re: Forwarding broadcast traffic

2001-03-03 Thread Joel Jaeggli
Is it possible to selectively bridge broadcast traffic in the way I have described? Take a look at how your router handles broadcast dhcp requests cisco at least have a dhcp helper functionality which is essentially just what you're asking for (selective forwarding of broadcast traffic. if