[NTLUG:Discuss] Routing BROADCAST messages.

[Steve Baker]

lee at brave.com wrote:
> 
> Steve Baker wrote:
> >
> > What the heck is 'dummy0' anyway?
> 
> from /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
> 
> Dummy net driver support
> CONFIG_DUMMY
>   This is essentially a bit-bucket device (i.e. traffic you send to
>   this device is consigned into oblivion) with a configurable IP
>   address. It is most commonly used in order to make your currently
>   inactive SLIP address seem like a real address for local programs.
>   If you use SLIP or PPP, you might want to say Y here. Read about it
>   in the Network Administrator's Guide, available via FTP (user:
>   anonymous) from ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/LDP. Since this
>   thing often comes in handy, the default is Y. It won't enlarge your
>   kernel either. What a deal.

I think that's my problem.  I did this:

  ifconfig dummy0 down

...and now everything works (providing I broadcast to 192.168.0.255).

I guess SuSE installed that when I set up my modem - and then didn't
delete it when I added my home 10baseT networking.

What's amazing is that everything (apart from broadcast) works fine
with that in the system.

I **hate** working with networks...give me graphics any day!

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