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Hi

I use linux as a router connected to two subnets - 192.168.69.0 and
192.168.70.0

How do I forward broadcast messages between subnets?
Can 'ipchains' be used?

Thanks in advance,

Julian Tibble

Broadcast is not routable between subnets.

Quote:> Hi

> I use linux as a router connected to two subnets - 192.168.69.0 and
> 192.168.70.0

> How do I forward broadcast messages between subnets?
> Can 'ipchains' be used?

> Thanks in advance,

> Julian Tibble

Good.

Quote:>How do I forward broadcast messages between subnets?

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You don't. Broadcasts will not be forwarded across subnets at all.
If you want to share resources amongst Win* machines, setup a SAMBA
server as WINS server.

Michael
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Quote:> I use linux as a router connected to two subnets - 192.168.69.0 and
> 192.168.70.0

> How do I forward broadcast messages between subnets?
> Can 'ipchains' be used?

The reason that you set up two subnets was to prevent broadcast messages
from passing between them.

If you don't like that, then make them one subnet (a netmask of
255.255.254.0 would accomodate the same number of hosts as your current two
subnets).

miguel