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From: timg@hpgnd.HP.COM (Tim GILL)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: BROADCAST ADDRESS ON HP-UX.
Message-ID: <1300005@hpgnd.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Mar 90 14:40:12 GMT
References: <608@inesc.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, GND
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>The problem here is that we don't know HOW TO CHANGE the format of the
>broadcast address in a HP9000 running HP-UX. We tried everything (even
>ifconfig, of course), but did not succeed. What are we missing?!

Well the reason you don't know HOW TO CHANGE the format of the broadcast
address is that you CAN'T CHANGE IT.  Sorry about that, but it is fixed
to conform to the *STANDARD*.  I would suggest contacting  your HP engineer
for additional help, unless some kind soul has a fix.

Tim Gill
HP Grenoble Networks Division 
{ Sentiments expressed here are mine.}