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

To: Ramkumar Sankar <ramku.sankar at nokia.com>, ietf at ietf.org
Subject: Re: DHCP query/reply using IP directed-broadcast address
From: Harald Tveit Alvestrand <harald at alvestrand.no>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:37:31 +0200
In-reply-to: <OZEo9.16466$ws6.341675@news2.nokia.com>
References: <OZEo9.16466$ws6.341675@news2.nokia.com>
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--On 8. oktober 2002 17:54 +0000 Ramkumar Sankar <ramku.sankar at nokia.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.

References:
- DHCP query/reply using IP directed-broadcast address
  - From: Ramkumar Sankar

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