8 Dec
1997
8 Dec
'97
6:13 p.m.
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: --- 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. --- /cah