use Socket; socket (S,PF_INET,SOCK_RAW,getprotobyname('icmp')) or die "socket: $!\n"; setsockopt (S, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST,1) or die "setsocket: $!\n"; $magic = '17'; defined(send(S,$magic,0,sockaddr_in(0x2ffff,INADDR_BROADCAST))) or print "send: $!\n"; close (S);