# With the Digi Router in general, can we send the GPS signal to the broadcast ip address 255.255.255.255?

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**Category:** Digi TransPort WR (Series)\
**Tags:** router-gps-broadcast\
**Created:** [June 21, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/with-the-digi-router-in-general-can-we-send-the-gps-signal-to-the-broadcast-ip-address-255-255-255-255/16965 "2016-06-21T11:58:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jroberge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@jroberge](https://forums.digi.com/u/jroberge)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/with-the-digi-router-in-general-can-we-send-the-gps-signal-to-the-broadcast-ip-address-255-255-255-255/16965/1 "2016-06-21T11:58:32Z")

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Other IP addresses are working like 10.1.1.255/24 but  
as soon as we use 255.255.255.255 in the GPS menu, not packet are seen in WireShark…

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**Author:** ![James.Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@James.Wilson](https://forums.digi.com/u/James.Wilson)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/with-the-digi-router-in-general-can-we-send-the-gps-signal-to-the-broadcast-ip-address-255-255-255-255/16965/2 "2016-06-22T03:09:09Z")

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Hi

I would say no as you have no control over which interface you would broadcast out off.

you could look at using multicast in python and have the devices join the multicast group

ot if you leave the IP address black and set a port number other devices could connect to the router on that port to receive NEMA data

regards

James

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**Author:** ![jroberge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@jroberge](https://forums.digi.com/u/jroberge)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/with-the-digi-router-in-general-can-we-send-the-gps-signal-to-the-broadcast-ip-address-255-255-255-255/16965/3 "2016-06-22T09:24:54Z")

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James,

That make sense. Thanks for the other suggestions. Really appreciated.

Regards,  
Jr