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- From: ihsan@ferranti.com (jaleel ihsan)
- Subject: Re: Sun Generic Broadcasting
- Message-ID: <id.7BVU.RNF@ferranti.com>
- Organization: Ferranti International Controls Corporation
- References: <1004@math.math.mv.dupont.com> <DERAADT.92Nov5144740@newt.newt.cuc.ab.ca>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:16:34 GMT
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- In article <DERAADT.92Nov5144740@newt.newt.cuc.ab.ca>, deraadt@newt.cuc.ab.ca (Theo de Raadt) writes:
- > [Distribution changed from "usa" to "world". Unix is the same in Europe, isn't it??]
- >
- > In article <1004@math.math.mv.dupont.com> mc@math.math.mv.dupont.com (Matt Cunningham-Software Development) writes:
- > > I am trying to find the proper broadcast IP address to send a packet (BOOTP
- > > packet to be specific - but the packet type is not important) to so that
- > > everyone on the network will receive it.
- > [deleted descriptions of numerous attempts to make it work...]
- >
- > The bind() call will take INADDR_ANY to indicate that it will take a
- > connect from any address. It's more difficult when you send packets
- > out -- you must indicate _exactly_ where you want to send to. A
- > unix machine may have multiple interfaces, with multiple addresses.
- > You need to specify the broadcast address for the particular network
- > you are interested in. If you wish to send on all the attached networks,
- > you need to do multiple send()'s.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- What is the status of TCP broadcasts and mutlicasts ?
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