RE: [lwip-devel] [bug #26309] Implement SOF_BROADCAST

[Stephane Lesage]

> -----Message d'origine-----
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gnu.org [mailto:lwip-devel-bounces+stephane.lesage=ateis-> address@hidden De la 
part de Frédéric Bernon
> Envoyé : vendredi 24 avril 2009 12:16
> À : Frédéric Bernon; Kieran Mansley; Simon Goldschmidt; 
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> Objet : [lwip-devel] [bug #26309] Implement SOF_BROADCAST

> Next, some udp clients need to add 
> pcb->so_options|=SOF_BROADCAST; after udp_new : there is 
> dhcp.c, and netbios.c

Hi,
Does it mean we now MUST use setsockopt(socket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, ...) 
before we can send broadcast traffic ?

Is it for sub-net broadcast or global broadcast 255.255.255.255 only ?

Or is it only to filter reception on the same machine ?

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Stéphane LESAGE
ATEIS International