TCP/IP Basics

Broadcast

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Overview

A communication method that sends to all devices within the same network at once.

Details

A communication method that sends to all hosts within the same segment at once. Excessive occurrence can cause a broadcast storm. It targets the broadcast address, where the host portion is all 1s (for example, 192.168.1.255 for the 192.168.1.0/24 network).

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