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Subject: Re: real broadcast mode
From: Martin Kraus <martin.kraus () wujiman ! net>
Date: 2011-12-07 12:04:02
Message-ID: 20111207120402.GA13401 () finrod
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On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 11:52:43AM +0100, Ondrej Zajicek wrote:
> PTMP is more for a networks where isn't full visibility (i.e. A can speak
> with B, B with C, but A cannot directly speak with C). Not sure which
> networks has this property (perhaps some old leased-circuit based networks
> or ad-hoc wireless networks).
Frame Relay
> BTW, how IPv6 is supposed to work on that broken network? There are no
> broadcasts in IPv6.
Maybe the 33:33: multicast for ipv6 gets through?
> > So I humbly asking new feature. It is real broadcast type. Because of
> > compatibility reasons it is unpossible use type bcast for that and
> > rename multicast for type mcast I suggest that new type is rbcast. It is
> > extension over rfc but it is really usefull one. On real broadcast
> > packets send to 255.255.255.255 so they does not get meshed up with
> > multicast specific rules.
>
> Interesting idea, i will probably implement that.
in the mean time I guess ebtables are capable of rewritting the mac address?
mk
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