Using Broadcast Addresses - HP Rp3440-4 - 9000 - 0 MB RAM Programmer's Manual

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Advanced Topics for Internet Datagram Sockets

Using Broadcast Addresses

Using Broadcast Addresses
In place of a unique internet address or the wildcard address, you can
also specify a broadcast address. A broadcast address is an internet
address with a local address portion of all 1s.
If you use broadcast addressing, be careful not to overload your network.
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