kern/99558: FreeBSD 6.1 can't send packets to INADDR_BROADCAST

[Bruce M Simpson]

Synopsis: FreeBSD 6.1 can't send packets to INADDR_BROADCAST

State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
State-Changed-By: bms
State-Changed-When: Wed Jun 28 20:24:04 UTC 2006
State-Changed-Why: 
This behaviour is by design.

Please read the manual page ip(4) for information on the IP_ONESBCAST
option. The INADDR_BROADCAST destination is by its nature non specific
and link local therefore you need to use the IP_ONESBCAST option to
cause undirected broadcasts to be sent on a particular interface.



Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->bms
Responsible-Changed-By: bms
Responsible-Changed-When: Wed Jun 28 20:24:04 UTC 2006
Responsible-Changed-Why: 
This behaviour is by design.

Please read the manual page ip(4) for information on the IP_ONESBCAST
option. The INADDR_BROADCAST destination is by its nature non specific
and link local therefore you need to use the IP_ONESBCAST option to
cause undirected broadcasts to be sent on a particular interface.


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