Again we get problems with multicast (all aour routers stop sending igmp last night). So I must ask that what kind possibility is get that real broadcast feature to bird? It solve many problem when you have dozens of routers and links where you cannot guarantee that multicast work properly. On this case naturally right method is reboot all routers and fix that igmp. BUT on first place that multicast is mostly pain in the ass all time when you do not have full control to whole network so I prefer choice that we can get rid off that. -------- Alkuperäinen viesti / Orig.Msg. -------- Aihe: real broadcast mode Päiväys: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:41:38 +0200 Lähettäjä: Tapio Haapala <tapio.haapala@f-solutions.fi> Vastaanottaja: bird-users@trubka.network.cz Hello, Bird supports with ospf type broadcast. Looks that it actually means hat you execpt from "type mcast". On several networks multicast is broken. Yes it is broken and we cannot do nothing for that because they are metro ethernet and odsl (operator dsl) networks and they are leased from local operators. One solution is make mtmp configuration but if you have 100 router it is nightmare. 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. -- F-Solutions Oy Tapio Haapala PL 7, 90571 Oulu GSM 040-0998371 Skype burner- IRC Burner@ircnet