broadcast udp packets ...

[Chuck Swiger]

Matthew Grooms wrote:
>      Is there any way to generate a udp broadcast ( all routes
> 255.255.255.255 ) packet using a standard sendto() without it being
> translated into a local network broadcast? Is this just not "allowed"?

Are you trying to use 255.255.255.255 to reach something not on a local subnet?

If you have multiple interfaces, a broadcast to 255.255.255.255 should go out on 
all of them.  That being said, the all-ones broadcast address means "all local 
networks", and most routers will block such traffic from passing on in any event.

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-Chuck