Hamish wrote:
Wins is not broadcast - that is why it works. Broadcast of any kind dies at SuSEFirewall. ;)
Only if it is configured that way, i.e., # 22.) # Allow IP Broadcasts? # # If set to yes, the firewall will not filter broadcasts by default. # This is needed e.g. for Netbios/Samba, RIP, OSPF where the broadcast # option is used. # If you do not want to allow them however ignore the annoying log entries, # set FW_IGNORE_FW_BROADCAST to yes. # # Choice: "yes" or "no", if not set defaults to "no" # FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST="int" ## Type: string(yes,no,int,ext,dmz) ## Default: ext # # set to yes to suppress log messages for dropped broadcast packets # FW_IGNORE_FW_BROADCAST="no" ## Type: yesno ## Default: no # -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Registered Linux user 231871