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in reply to Re: perl udp broadcast
in thread perl udp broadcast

Sounds like a reverse DHCP. Since you don't have an IP address, you'll have to send at a lower level. I haven't used Perl for much below the layer of IP but if Net::RawIP doesn't work out for you Net::Frame and Net::Frame::Layer::Eth or Net::Write might be useful.

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Re^3: perl udp broadcast
by rosen4o (Initiate) on Jul 14, 2010 at 13:47 UTC
    Thanks I will try