Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 19:09:53 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Keith Mitchell <kmitch@weenix.guru.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: forwarding broadcast packets between interfaces Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970226190857.8482F-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199702270103.UAA07004@weenix.guru.org>
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On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Keith Mitchell wrote: > Is there any way to forward broadcast packets between interfaces?? > > I would like to be able to browse the windows machines on the other side > of the gateway with a windows machine behind the gateway. The problem is > the windows machine doesn't get the broadcasts so it doesn't know they are > there. Otherwise, it can connect to them fine. It is using Netbios over > TCPIP (NetBT). > > Also, it would be nice if I could echo the rwho packets to the local subnet > as well. Perhaps; try setting gateway=YES in /etd/sysconfig then add the proper routes. > I would like to do this on a per-service basis though. ie I don't want to > forward ALL of the broadcast messages just ones on certain ports. You'd have to set up IPFilter or ipfw and filter out the packets you don't want. (?) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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