This counter tracks broadcast packets deliberately withheld from being forwarded to every interface because the sender marked them with the VINES LAN-only restriction bit. An admin cares because a rising count confirms this restriction is actively limiting broadcast propagation as intended, rather than broadcasts silently disappearing due to a fault. For example, a workstation announcement flagged LAN-only stays confined to the local segment and increments this counter instead of the general broadcast-forwarded counter.