broadcasting with udp sockets

Broadcasting with UDP socket in C

Communication would be inefficient if it always had to be accomplished between two individuals. Broadcasting, on the other hand, allows information to be disseminated to many recipients at once.

In this post, you will learn how to

• Establish abroadcast UDP socket

• Send broadcastmessages with a socket

• Receive broadcast messages with a socket

Upon completion of this chapter, you will know how to write programs using IPv4 socket broadcast facilities.