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A broadcast address is an IP address that allows information to be sent to all machines on a given subnet rather than a specific machine. The exact notation can vary by operating system, but the standard is laid out in RFC 919.

Example: to broadcast a packet to an entire class B subnet using a private IP address space, the broadcast address would be 10.1.0.0.

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	A '''broadcast address''' is a [[IP address]] that allows information to be sent to all machines on a given [[subnet]] rather than a specific machine. The exact notation can vary by [[operating system]], but the standard is laid out in [[RFC]] 919.		A '''broadcast address''' is an [[IP address]] that allows information to be sent to all machines on a given [[subnet]] rather than a specific machine. The exact notation can vary by [[operating system]], but the standard is laid out in [[RFC]] 919.

	Example: to broadcast a packet to an entire [[Classful_network\|class B]] subnet using a [[private IP address]] ~~address~~ space, the broadcast address would be 10.1.0.0.		Example: to broadcast a packet to an entire [[Classful_network\|class B]] subnet using a [[private IP address]] space, the broadcast address would be 10.1.0.0.