Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:37:43 +0100 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> To: tmm <tmm@fastmail.fm> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Howto send a limited broadcast? Message-ID: <480147C7.6090107@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4800E2D5.20107@fastmail.fm> References: <4800E2D5.20107@fastmail.fm>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
tmm wrote: > So, can anyone suggest how I can send a limited broadcast (on an > interface that has been initalized with an IP and a subnet)? Use the IP_ONESBCAST option and send to the network broadcast address for that subnet. The stack will change it into 255.255.255.255 on output. See man page ip(4) for details. It's a hack, but it's largely due to how the stack has worked historically. BMS
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?480147C7.6090107>