Passing Interface Name to Event Script
Rick Solotke
RSolotke at olympus-cta.com
Tue Nov 17 18:06:51 UTC 2009
>In that case, they'll struggle to work on any normal network - if
>their network stacks are that broken, send then back and refuse to
>accept them until they aren't broken ! ANY network switch will
>forward all broadcast traffic, plus any traffic for MACs it doesn't
>have a table entry for, to all ports - that's how they work, and the
>Linux bridge code is no different in that respect.
Yes, you are correct that they will not work on a normal network.
They're not intended to. This is a closed setup with only my router
machine and the devices directly connected to it.
>And of course, if you use a hub (yes they still exist and have their
>uses) then each device sees ALL traffic on the network.
I realized they still exist, but didn't realize they still have their
uses. :)
Thanks again for your continued help.
-Rick
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