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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:04:05 -0800
From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To: Chris Stenton <jacs@gnome.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Forwarding broadcast packets
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On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 10:23:16AM +0000, Chris Stenton wrote:
> 
> I wish to forward broadcast packets from one subnet to another via a FreeBSD 
> box.
> Both subnets are on the same Ethernet interface. Is this possible?

One interface? So you mean two logical nets on one physical net?
Everyone is already hearing the broadcasts. On Ethernet, braodcasts
occur at the data layer.
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Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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