Broadcast on wireguard

[Christophe-Marie Duquesne]

Hi Baptiste,

Thanks for the link! I started reading and it looks like exactly what I was
looking for.

Best,
Christophe-Marie

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018, 19:31 Baptiste Jonglez <baptiste at bitsofnetworks.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 18-04-18, Christophe-Marie Duquesne wrote:
> > Hi list,
> >
> > Maybe the answer is obvious to some of you, but I don't quite
> > understand why wireguard does not support broadcasting, and I found no
> > clear explanation in the archive. In fact, this [1] seems to indicate
> > that implementing it would be doable, so I am wondering why this has
> > not been done.
>
> This has been further discussed here:
>
>   https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2017-April/001177.html
>
> As far as I remember, there was no major blocking point, it was more about
> making a design/UI decision.
>
> > Could anyone explain - roughly - why this is the case? Is it for
> > security reasons? Performance? Complexity of implementation? Lack of
> > interest?
> >
> > Another possibility could be that my question is just poorly asked or
> > irrelevant, in that case I would also appreciate a hint :-)
> >
> > Best,
> > Christophe-Marie
> >
> > [1]:
> https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2016-December/000813.html
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