how is it possible to assign ip ending in 255 ?

[Jabka Atu <mashrom.head@gmail.com>]

Hello,...

I work in a IT-Network help desktop (help desk that is designed to
fix/assist in network problems) and few weeks ago i got a call from a
service Technion that asked me to check ips that end in 255.

At first i didn't believe him (thought he was making a prank on me or
just being an  #$$).
Any way i tested and i was able to find the problem (the pc had a buggy
card) but i started to wonder -
since ip 255 is  for broadcasting how is it that even go tru routers ?

while it is possible to use ip such as 10.15.0.0 broadcast 10.15.255.255
(and 10.15.15.255 can be used) but Afair it should not be transfered via
routers (as 169.254.x.x).


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