Broadcast packets and IPF

From: Joseph Dunn (dunnbar_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/19/04

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    Date: 19 Sep 2004 14:24:30 -0700

    I recently helped a friend set up an IPFilter firewall that sits
    between computers in his dorm room and the rest of the campus network.
    However, we have run into a problem -- the firewall does not pass
    broadcast packets, and thus my friend's video games that use broadcast
    packets to find servers cannot be used behind the firewall. I've
    perused the IPF documentation, but I haven't seen anything regarding
    broadcast packets, so this could be more of a NAT issue. For firewall
    rules, basically we're blocking all incoming packets, and passing and
    keeping state on all outgoing packets. Anyone have any ideas?

    Regards,

    Joseph Dunn

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