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@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ From a user perspective, the `awdl0` interface looks entirely unremarkable. It
behaves largely like any other ethernet interface, carrying regular IPv6 behaves largely like any other ethernet interface, carrying regular IPv6
traffic. In the background it's a bit more complicated, as the AWDL driver traffic. In the background it's a bit more complicated, as the AWDL driver
performs traffic filtering for security reasons, namely, to stop someone sat performs traffic filtering for security reasons, namely, to stop someone sat
next to you in the airport from browsing your file shares. Namely, regular next to you in the airport from browsing your file shares. Regular listening
listening sockets won't accept connections over AWDL unless a specific socket sockets won't accept connections over AWDL unless a specific socket option was
option was configured on the socket before it started listening. configured on the socket before it started listening.
Multicast traffic, however, does largely get passed through the filter Multicast traffic, however, does largely get passed through the filter
untouched. Bingo. untouched. Bingo.