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RFC 922 - 6. Gateways and Broadcasts
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6. Gateways and Broadcasts
Most of the complexity in supporting broadcasts lies in gateways. If
a gateway receives a directed broadcast for a network to which it is
not connected, it simply forwards it using the usual mechanism.
Otherwise, it must do some additional work.
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Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
RFC 922 - 6. Gateways and Broadcasts