Shorewall users - Dec 2010 - broadcast parameter in interfaces

Hello,

  In which context and to what purpose can the braodcast parameter in
interfaces be used ?  I have read the man page and have tried leqaving
it blank, setting an IP, and using ''detect'', but each time an
#iptables
-L'' would should the same.

Thanks.

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On 12/15/10 2:44 AM, lanas wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   In which context and to what purpose can the braodcast parameter in
> interfaces be used ?  I have read the man page and have tried leqaving
> it blank, setting an IP, and using ''detect'', but each
time an #iptables
> -L'' would should the same.
That column exists for compatibility with older versions of Shorewall.
It is also useful if you are running a kernel/iptables without Address
Type Match.

-Tom
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