RE: what's the meaning of the 0.0.0.0?

["Fernando Gont" <fernando () gont com ar>]

At 13:26 22/07/2003 -0400, "Daniel B. Cid" wrote:

> In this case the 0.0.0.0 means a broadcast (DHCP or bootp).

BOOTP broadcasts are sent to the limited broadcast address (255.255.255.255), and *not* to 0.0.0.0.
(The 0.0.0.0 address is used as the *source* address, not the destination)


> But in other situations the 0.0.0.0 can be localhost or the
> default gateway(cisco).

What "situations" do you mean?
loacalhost is 127..x.x.x .

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Fernando Gont
e-mail: fernando () gont com ar || fgont () acm org






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