[comp.unix.questions] Broadcast sockets

pcb@gator.cacs.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs) (05/10/90)

This one confuses me...I am confident using sockets in a point to point
manner i.e. connect to a port on a machine.

What exactly does a broadcast socket do?  Send info to: port on a network?

Does anyone have some small sample code?

Thanks in advance...

pcb @ gator.cacs.usl.edu