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Diffstat (limited to 'man7/ip.7')
| -rw-r--r-- | man7/ip.7 | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ or set using the library functions or directly with the name resolver (see .BR gethostbyname (3)). -IPv4 addresses are divided into unicast, broadcast +IPv4 addresses are divided into unicast, broadcast, and multicast addresses. Unicast addresses specify a single interface of a host, -broadcast addresses specify all hosts on a network and multicast +broadcast addresses specify all hosts on a network, and multicast addresses address all hosts in a multicast group. Datagrams to broadcast addresses can be sent or received only when the .B SO_BROADCAST |
