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From: jbn@wdl1.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Vax 4.2 UDP Bradcast woes followup..
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Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 19:57:26 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 15 19:57:26 1985
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      Sites with nontrivial networks should be very careful with broadcast
IP packets.  We have problems with some Masscomp systems that want to broadcast
to every host on our class B network, asking for all of [128.5.xxx.xxx].
This sends to our sites in Michigan, California, Colorado, and Texas, clogging
the long-haul lines with ``rwho'' packets.  
      4.xBSD needs to know about subnets.  More on this later.

						J. Nagle