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Re: Unusual use of IP Broadcast Address

Bob Braden <braden@isi.edu> Thu, 13 January 1994 19:17 UTC

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From: Bob Braden <braden@isi.edu>
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To: etkind@stowe.mitre.org, deering@parc.xerox.com
Subject: Re: Unusual use of IP Broadcast Address
Cc: ietf-hosts@isi.edu

  *> From deering@parc.xerox.com Thu Jan 13 10:48:09 1994
  *> To: etkind@stowe.mitre.org
  *> Cc: ietf-hosts@ISI.EDU
  *> Subject: Re: Unusual use of IP Broadcast Address 
  *> In-Reply-To: postel's message of Wed, 12 Jan 94 17:21:02 -0800.
  *>              <199401130121.AA20804@zen.isi.edu> 
  *> Date: 	Thu, 13 Jan 1994 10:43:46 PST
  *> Sender: Steve Deering <deering@parc.xerox.com>
  *> From: Steve Deering <deering@parc.xerox.com>
  *> Content-Length: 1538
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  *> 
  *> Wendy,
  *> 
  *> It is legal for a host or router to send packets addressed to the Limited
  *> Broadcast Address (255.255.255.255) on any of its attached subnets; in fact,
  *> that is the preferred address to use for IP broadcasting on any subnet
  *> (see Host Requirements RFC 1122, section 3.3.6).  Your two serial lines
  *> are simply two additional subnets attached to your Sun.
  *> 

I just reviewed 3.3.6, and Steve is correct [I still don't like it! :-) ]

Bob

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