real broadcast mode

[Martin Kraus]

On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 11:52:43AM +0100, Ondrej Zajicek wrote:
> PTMP is more for a networks where isn't full visibility (i.e. A can speak
> with B, B with C, but A cannot directly speak with C). Not sure which
> networks has this property (perhaps some old leased-circuit based networks
> or ad-hoc wireless networks).

Frame Relay
 
> BTW, how IPv6 is supposed to work on that broken network? There are no
> broadcasts in IPv6.

Maybe the 33:33: multicast for ipv6 gets through?
 
> > 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.
> 
> Interesting idea, i will probably implement that.

in the mean time I guess ebtables are capable of rewritting the mac address?

mk