Broadcasts On OS X - Oops!

[Luis]

That should have been 'doesn't end in .255' not .222

Cheers,

Luis.


Luis wrote:
> Hiya,
> 
> .255 is usually used as the broadcast IP for any routers/routing in the 
> network.
> 
> The broadcast address is for _network broadcasts_. Change the IP address 
> you're sending to so that it doesn't end in .222 or .0
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Luis.
> 
> 
> Bridger Maxwell wrote:
>> Hey,
>>  Today I was trying to get broadcasts working for a simple (very simple)
>> chat program for use on a LAN that sends using broadcasts.  I was able to
>> get the Windows version working fine, it sent to the IP 192.168.0.255 and
>> all the other clients received it (PC and Mac), but I can't seem to 
>> send a
>> broadcast on my OS X machine.  I am sending it to the same address, 
>> but no
>> one receives it.  I ran the shell command ifconfig to divine the 
>> broadcast
>> address (which was the same as the one the PC was using), but it didn't
>> work.  Is there a different address I should be sending it to?
>>
>> TTFN
>>   Bridger
>>   CMSEC
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