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From: freiss@nixdorf.de (the hacker)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Multiple subnets on same cable
Summary: are there problems with multiple subnets sharing a cable?
Keywords: subnet IP ICMP fnord
Message-ID: <freiss.658073618@peun33>
Date: 8 Nov 90 14:13:38 GMT
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This might be a silly question, but it's been worrying me for some time.
What happens if different IP subnets live on the same ethernet cable?

I'm worried about excessive ICMP traffic (ICMP net_redirect packets);
I see some SGI workstations here react to some packets from a
different subnet with this ICMP message.

Could somebody tell me if this is a problem or what other
problems I haven't even thought of might arise?
Pointers to books, RFCs etc. on this subject are also welcome.

Thanks, Martin
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