Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:29:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:28:58 -0500 Received: from [216.52.49.35] ([216.52.49.35]:44556 "HELO infbosvw.inf.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:28:52 -0500 Message-ID: From: harmandeep ahuja To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RIP broadcasting Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:44:58 +0530 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, > I am using *sendto* function to send a RIP packet. > It is working fine when I send a packet to a particular destination ( like 192.168.163.132 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 ) but when I am trying to send a broadcast packet ( i.e. setting the destination IP address to 192.168.163.255 ) it is giving me an error message " Permission denied ". > Is there any way to set the permissions. >Any pointers? Thanx Regards Harman Ahuja Infosys Technologies Ltd. ___________________________ & 92532800 Extn : 2299 Powered By Intellect Driven By Values - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/