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Re: DHCP query/reply using IP directed-broadcast address

2002-10-16 18:05:52


--On 8. oktober 2002 17:54 +0000 Ramkumar Sankar <ramku(_dot_)sankar(_at_)nokia(_dot_)com> wrote:

besides DHCP, are there any other protocols that use this subnet
directed-broadcast address while sending out IP packets?

SMB, the Microsoft-derived filesharing protocol, can be (mis)configured to use subnet-directed broadcasts in order to announce the presence of a server on multiple subnets.

that's the only usage I know of.




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