Subject: kern/7682: ping'ing 255.255.255.255 fails
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Darren Reed <darrenr@merlin.reed.wattle.id.au>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/31/1999 20:22:47
>Number: 7682
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: ping to 255.255.255.255 fails
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon May 31 20:05:00 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Darren Reed
>Organization:
Darren Reed
>Release: NetBSD-1.4
>Environment:
System: NetBSD merlin.reed.wattle.id.au 1.4 NetBSD 1.4 (MERLIN) #3: Sun May 23 19:58:14 EST 1999 darrenr@merlin.reed.wattle.id.au:/usr/src/sys/arch/arm32/compile/MERLIN arm32
>Description:
Using ping to send an ICMP echo to 255.255.255.255 fails to do the
right thing. Rather than sending it to the local LAN as a broadcast, it is
sent to the default router.
>How-To-Repeat:
ping 255.255.255.255 at any NetBSD command prompt
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: