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