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SubjectRe: why broadcast on *.0 (network) addresses ?
>.0 is the "old" broadcast address, used by e.g. older SunOS hosts.  It's not 
>supposed to be used any more, but for backward compatibility .0 is often
>accepted as a synonym for .255.

Forgive me if I'm ignorant, but shouldn't the kernel send a broadcast
only if the IP matches the configured broadcast address?

Or is the configured broadcast address ignored, or is .0 always
a broadcast?

Awaiting enlightenment,

Martijn van Oosterhout
Australia

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