Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] BT_ADDR Address Resolution From: Marcel Holtmann To: tOpSy TuRvY Cc: BlueZ Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: <200406241009.i5OA9wFo030305@news01.csr.com> <1088078815.4296.55.camel@pegasus> <1088080317.4296.59.camel@pegasus> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1088081650.4296.63.camel@pegasus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:54:10 +0200 Hi Assed, > > the Linux PAN is a point-to-point connection. If you want to build a NAP > > or GN you must also use the Linux bridge. So this is not a PAN question, > > this depends on how you configured your bridge. > > You are right, it was a bridge question. I think it would be fair to > assume that the bridge is going to forward all broadcast traffic it > recieves on all the ports (except the one it came on). depends on your bridge configuration ;) > > No Bluetooth broadcast is used. Read the BNEP and PAN specifications. > > Read those and tried to understand them. What I gathered is that there > will be one Bluetooth broadcast sent to each of the connected PANUs. i.e. > one Bluetooth broadcast sent on each bridge port, and that seems very > wasteful since just one bluetooth broadcast on any port would have been > recieved by all the PANUs right? Bluetooth PAN is point-to-point. It is like that you replace the CAT-5 cable between your machine and the switch with a Bluetooth connection. Everything else is then TCP/IP specific. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users