netdev - Re: [patch 12/12] net namespace : Add broadcasting

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Date:	Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:54:33 +0100
From:	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>
To:	Herbert Poetzl <herbert@...hfloor.at>
CC:	containers@...ts.osdl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 12/12] net namespace : Add broadcasting

Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 04:47:26PM +0100, dlezcano@...ibm.com wrote:
>> From: Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>
>>
>> Broadcast packets should be delivered to l2 and all l3 childs
> 
> hmm, really? shouldn't it only reach those which
> actually have related addresses assigned?

Yes right but this is what happens, My sentence is incomplete.

"broadcast packets should be delivered to l2 and all l3 childs having 
sockets listening for this broadcast address"

Thanks.
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