Questions tagged [broadcast]
Broadcast refers to sending a message to all devices on the same LAN.
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Multicast and broadcast networks and routing
I am using my computer for watching TV and also for internet browsing(listening to youtube, soundcloud, etc.).
For watching TV I am using m3u playlist, with a IP addresses from multicast network(e.g. ...
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Home router config to allow for UDP broadcast
I have a homegrown piece of software that "listens" to UDP traffic at 255.255.255.255:5010. It works just great on my home network, but does not work on other people's networks. I think that my ...
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How to create a wireless-to-ethernet router?
I have a Debian machine, which I want to turn into a router.
It will connect via wireless to a access-point, where it will get an IP.
To its ethernet port, other machines will be connected. It will ...
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Windows IP address cached even after cable unplugged?
I have a PC which connects to a network by both wired cable and wireless. Of course, it has 2 IP Addresses : 192.168.5.111 and 192.168.5.112. (Subnet mask 255.255.255.0)
As usual, the PC picks the ...
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Understanding DHCP discovery specific subnet
I am learning networking and in class we are talking about DHCP. I understand that when a host just joins a network it does not have an ip yet so it sends out a dicovery message.
we are using ...
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Communicate with a device with an IP set to a broadcast address
I have a wireless IP camera that I am setting up to use for Timelapse purposes.
When configuring a static IP selected 192.168.0.255 so as to be memorable, I latter found out (after I couldn't connect ...
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From where do I get a reply if I ping broadcast address 255.255.255.255 from a router
When I do a ping to the broadcast address, I get reply from self-loopback 127.0.0.1.
Is this scenario correct or should I get reply from the longest-prefix IP?
ping 255.255.255.255
PING 255.255.255....
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If a wireless router sends packets all by broadcast and with its full bandwidth, can each connected device receive the same full bandwidth?
If a wireless router sends packets all by broadcast and with its full bandwidth, can each connected device receive the same full bandwidth?
The possible scenario is like this:
1) connect one device ...
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Unable to ping broadcast address
Host address: 192.168.0.13
Network: 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0
Router: Cisco DPC3825 DOCSIS 3.0 Gateway (user manual)
My home network uses the 192.168.0.0 /24 network for my (mostly wireless) devices. ...
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how do I setup my D-link DSR250n to use openvpn server
My aim is to make my Iphone connect remotely (and securely) to my home network and get from the DHCP (the d-link router) IP on the same subnet.
This is because I have an client app that broadcasts on ...
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Hacked ubuntu pc? Broadcast messages
I have a fresh ubuntu 13 os installed on my system with almost default programs installed. But whenever I shutdown my pc i got these messages.
Broadcast from root@..
(Unknown) at ...
The system is ...
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Send broadcast message on user login
I'd want to add a new feature to my Red Hat 5 so when any user opens a ssh remote session a broadcast message gets delivered to a defined user/all users. How to do it?
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How to use a key binding within shell script ? (Launch terminator in broadcast mode in background)
I currently use a small shell script to start a terminator window as a background process which has multiple splits specified with a layout.
terminator --layout=My_layout &
I want to execute a ...
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Broadcast address in IPV4
I have a small network with the subnet mask 255.255.255.240 and the IP range is 192.168.2.1 - 192.168.2.12. From 192.168.2.1, I want to broadcast a packet. I don't want this packet to go anywhere ...
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Broadcast screen on LAN (wifi) to many clients
I would like to know if the following is possible, and how to go about it if it is:
I want to lecture using my laptop in front of 100 students, each with their own laptop. I want my screen, or part ...
