4 Nov
2001
4 Nov
'01
6 a.m.
> > Don't forget to restore the original
address with "ifconfig le0
111.0.0.1
> broadcast
111.255.255.255 netmask 255.0.0.0 up" when you've finished
:-)
What does 'broadcast' do (other than the obvious)?
It's just a way of explicitly stating what the broadcast address for that
interface is. In every legitimate case I can think of, it should be
redundant if you provide the netmask (or the netmask is redundant if you