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  1. What is a broadcast ip? - LinuxQuestions.org

    Jan 28, 2003 · I was looking at my ifconfig output and I'm trying to setup a network. So what is a broadcast ip?

  2. How to change local network info (ip, netmask, broadcast) using …

    May 28, 2019 · Don't try this in a remote session!!! When changing the ip address of eth0, which is also the interface for your default route, you will have to change that too. Something like this: # ifconfig eth0 down # route del default # ifconfig eth0 10.0.2.21 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 10.0.2.255 # route add default eth0 This is from memory, so you might want to consult the …

  3. Static IP address of 255.255.255.255 - Super User

    Aug 21, 2018 · When looking in the admin panel of the router I saw that one device has set its IP mode to static and the console shows the IP address as 255.255.255.255. Judging by the host name it seems to be an iPhone.

  4. networking - Broadcast address in IPV4 - Super User

    A special definition exists for the IP broadcast address 255.255.255.255. It is the broadcast address of the zero network or 0.0.0.0, which in Internet Protocol

  5. What is the difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 broadcasts?

    Layer 2 broadcasts are sent to the broadcast mac address ffff:ffff:ffff if ethernet and so can be received by any device. Layer 3 broadcasts are sent to the broadcast network address, which for an ip network of 10.1.1.0/24 would be 10.1.1.255. If the IP network was over ethernet, a layer 3 broadcast would also result in a layer 2 broadcast. A switch sends a layer 2 broadcast to all …

  6. Quick way to calculate subnet IP and broadcast IP - Super User

    Oct 24, 2014 · I'm having trouble findind a quick/effective method to determine valid IP range based on given router IP and netmask I know how to calculate the subnet IP and the broadcast IP by converting all t...

  7. When should we configure Broadcast address manually?

    Aug 1, 2018 · As far as I know in IP networking the Broadcast address can be automatically calculated from the network and subnet mask. Even so in Linux ethernet configuration file, we can manually set the broa...

  8. Does a WOL to broadcast IP send wake-on-LAN command to all …

    Jan 31, 2017 · Yes and no. The WoL packets as a whole are usually broadcast, in order to reach NICs which have no IP address. However, the packet data – the "magic packet" itself – needs to contain the machine's individual MAC address. So if you use the wake-on-magic-packet feature it's always directed. The same applies to most kinds of wake-on-pattern features: while many …

  9. networking - why doesn't broadcast ping work? - Super User

    Sep 26, 2015 · While it does offer an alternative way to ping the network, it doesn't answer the questions posed as to "why doesn't broadcast ping work?"

  10. How does DHCP OFFER broadcast work? - Super User

    Apr 9, 2020 · However, if the “Broadcast Flag” value is 1, the relay agent replaces it with the broadcast IP address (255.255.255.255) for broadcasting. My question is, since all the clients on the subnet receive the DHCP OFFER broadcast, how does the particular client recognize the OFFER is for itself, in other words, on what basis do other clients ...