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From: Vincent Bernat <bernat@luffy.cx>
Subject: Re: nonlocal_bind and IPv6
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:24:04 +0100
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OoO En  ce milieu  de nuit  =C3=A9toil=C3=A9e du vendredi  16 d=C3=A9ce=
mbre  2011, vers
04:58, Maciej =C5=BBenczykowski <zenczykowski@gmail.com> disait=C2=A0:

> why not simply use the IP_TRANSPARENT or IP_FREEBIND socket options?

Because  this requires  modifying each  affected software.  This  can b=
e
difficult if you don't have the source code available.
--=20
Vincent Bernat =E2=98=AF http://vincent.bernat.im

panic("Detected a card I can't drive - whoops\n");
	2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/daynaport.c