Hello Ian,

just type as is
route add --host 255.255.255.255 dev eth0
this allows the routing decision to believe that the 255.255.255.255 is
the local host which passes the request to local processes(i.e. dhcpd)

HTH,
J.

Ian Tindale said:
> On Monday 10 March 2003 8:22 pm, you wrote:
>> Hello Ian,
>> Did you add the broadcast host to your routing?
>>
>> route add --host 255.255.255.255 dev eth0
>
> That's a good point - I daren't change the routing right now, as it took
> me  two weeks to arrive at the way it is now, during which I couldn't
> connect to  the internet at all. I'll investigate your suggestion when
> things are safe to  do so. What's the '--host' part - does that get
> typed in just as is?
>
>
>
> --
> Ian Tindale


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Ajax, ON  Canada



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