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1 PerryLorier 1 A packet sent to all hosts (usually limited in some way, such as all hosts on the local network). Deprecated in [IPv6] in favour of MultiCast. See also AnyCast.
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3 The [IPv4] local subnet broadcast address is 255.255.255.255. You can do directed broadcasts (for instance 10.255.255.255 for all hosts in 10.0.0.0/8).