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Any packet destined for all stations on a network segment is considered *broadcast* traffic.
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Broadcast addresses are usually used by [ARP](/ARP), [DHCP](/DHCP), and other protocols that do some sort of *discovery*.
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Broadcast addresses are usually used by [ARP](/AddressResolutionProtocol), [DHCP](/DHCP), and other protocols that do some sort of *discovery*.
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## Ethernet (and other 802.x networks)
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## Discussion
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You're still here? (For the Cliff Clavins)
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[RFC919](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc919) "BROADCASTING INTERNET DATAGRAMS"
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[RFC922](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc922) "BROADCASTING INTERNET DATAGRAMS IN THE PRESENCE OF SUBNETS"
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Both RFCs above reference [IEN-212](https://www.rfc-editor.org/ien/ien212.txt) (pristine scan of a hard copy [here](http://www.postel.org/ien/pdf/ien212.pdf) )
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6. Robert Gurwitz and Robert Hinden. IP - Local Area Network
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Addressing Issues. IEN-212, BBN, September 1982.
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6. Robert Gurwitz and Robert Hinden. IP - Local Area Network
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Addressing Issues. IEN-212, Bolt Beranek and Newman, September
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1982.
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When Walker, Richer & Quinn rebranded as WRQ, the joke was they went from sounding like a law firm to sounding like a radio station. Same for BBN.
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Imported from https://wiki.wireshark.org/Broadcast on 2020-08-11 23:11:37 UTC |