Server does not answer to requests on a protocol relying on IPv4 broadcasting with a different subnet or netmask

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Issue

  • A service (eg. bootparamd, bootpd) relies on IPv4 broadcasting
  • It does not answer to some or all of the requests

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, 5 or 6
  • IPv4

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