[14203] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: smurf
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Craig A. Huegen)
Mon Dec 8 18:27:51 1997
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:13:24 -0800 (PST)
From: "Craig A. Huegen" <chuegen@quadrunner.com>
To: Joe Provo - Network Architect <jprovo@ma.ultranet.com>
cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199712081758.MAA22142@elektra.ultra.net>
On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, Joe Provo - Network Architect wrote:
==>Dear vendors:
==>
==> GIVE A KNOB TO DO THIS, ACROSS THE BOARD, IN YOUR GEAR.
It's a requirement per the RFC:
(from my smurf paper)
RFC 1812,
"Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers", Section 5.3.5, specifies:
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A router MAY have an option to disable receiving network-prefix-
directed broadcasts on an interface and MUST have an option to
disable forwarding network-prefix-directed broadcasts. These options
MUST default to permit receiving and forwarding network-prefix-
directed broadcasts.
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/cah
