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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 14:45:06 +0100
From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: UNIX Sockets - Broadcast address
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In-Reply-To: <F76FutJLtosJ3Ih7jtr00000651@hotmail.com>; from passhark@hotmail.com on Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 02:36:10AM +0000

On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 02:36:10AM +0000, Kay M wrote:
> OK I didnt mean connecting in the socket API sense.....erm but when bind 
> takes place an error is given. I specified 127.255.255.255 and even 
> INADDR_BROADCAST......still same error.
> 
> Even tried some demo files from socket book. #
> 
> All ok with Linux.

Did you call setsockopt(..., SO_REUSEADDR, ...) before binding?

Corinna

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