Packets sent to the broadcast address (all one bits), are received by all stations on a local area network. (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF)
IP Address
This is an address on a subnet with all the host bits set to 1.
| Subnet | Subnet Mask | Broadcast Address |
|---|---|---|
10.20.30.0/24 | 255.255.255.0 | 10.20.30.255 |
10.20.0.0/16 | 255.255.0.0 | 10.20.255.255 |
10.0.0.0/8 | 255.0.0.0 | 10.255.255.255 |
There’s also the broadcast address: 255.255.255.255. This goes to everyone on the LAN