Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!husc6!bloom-beacon!think!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!UDEL.EDU!Mills From: Mills@UDEL.EDU Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: Ethernet meltdowns Message-ID: <8707171704.a004101@Huey.UDEL.EDU> Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 17:04:33 EDT Article-I.D.: Huey.8707171704.a004101 Posted: Fri Jul 17 17:04:33 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jul-87 07:06:38 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 9 Phil, Read RFC-985 and its recent successor. The IP address space is not flat. There are architected IP broadcast (and other) addresses, whether bogus or not. The intent of the martian filter is to kill "local" broadcasts before they escape the local net. This is a pragmatic consideration based on some years of horror living without it. Dave