Then I guess I need to choose some length of time to 'listen' for replies? PHost should send a specific reply to the originating node providing, for example, the name of its machine?
Peter -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Ritchie Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:31 AM To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Network Search What John is suggesting is to open a socket to an unassignable IP address-- a broadcast address. This is a special address that specifies what subnet the broadcast is limited to. It's not an address that can be assigned to a NIC (e.g. by DHCP). There's an example of this here: http://www.java2s.com/Code/CSharp/Network/BroadcstSample.htm =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
