>I am configuring a new PM3 and have Broadcast turned on in the global
>setup. My question is, if I have Broadcast on for the PM3 do I need it on
>for the individual PPP users as well ? If I do have it on for both am I
>creating way to much traffic/collisions/etc. ?
No, you don't need it on either. What you need RIP routing for is on
your ethernet. You should "set ether0 routing on" unless you are using
OSPF in which case it should be off. You should not turn it on for
individual users unless they need routing information for a complex
setup (rare). In fact turning on RIP for users can defeat the idle timer
and increase traffic unnecessarily if you have a busy network as all
routing information will be forwarded over your dialup lines to machines
that for the most part will just ignore the traffic. And in the worst
case, they can inject false routing information into your network.
The global default route option does not control whether or not a port
sends RIP broadcasts, all it controls is whether the portmaster will
broadcast via RIP that IT has the default route. Unless the PM-3 is
also your core router on the ethernet, you probably want it off.
So in summary, turn it all off except for the ether0 option IF your core
router and other routers speak RIP V1. (If they can all do OSPF, this
is a much better option although a tad more difficult in setup)