Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two: Tips & Tools for Connecting, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
This command sends a broadcast datagram to every host on the LAN. Only those machines with an outstanding receive datagram command will get the message. Also, if the local adapter has a pending receive datagram command, it will receive its own message. Broadcast datagrams have the same size limitation mentioned in the NCBDGSEND entry.
| Field | In/Out | Required |
|---|---|---|
| ncb_command | IN | X |
| ncb_retcode | OUT | |
| ncb_lsn | ||
| ncb_num | IN | X |
| ncb_buffer | IN | X |
| ncb_length | IN | X |
| ncb_callname | ||
| ncb_name | ||
| ncb_rto | ||
| ncb_sto | ||
| ncb_post | IN | |
| ncb_lana_num | IN | X |
| ncb_cmd_cplt | OUT | |
| ncb_event | IN |