Subject: Re: NetBSD as a Jumpstart server -- a gotcha!
To: Simon Burge <simonb@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 06/28/2000 06:40:21 
On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 07:06:01PM +1000, Simon Burge wrote:

 > > Jumpstart server, make sure to set net.inet.icmp.maskrepl = 1.
 > 
 > Naively, is there any reason that it's not on by default?  And no,
 > I don't use Jumpstart :)

I suppose it's off by default to avoid leaking network information to
a potential attacker.

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>