UDP Broadcast

Im successfully sending UDP packets wirelessly to a laptop with a VVVV patch i created running on it which allows me to cue content on the laptop from the catalyst cue list. Its great everything seems solid and is working well.

In the custom serial triggers I've set the ip to 192.168.0.8 and the port number to 9000 which is the ip of the remote laptop and the specified receiving port in the patch.
Ideally i want to broadcast to all IP's on the subnet, possibly multiple remote laptops. if i set the broadcast IP in catalyst to 192.168.0.255 catalyst crashes. Has anyone had any success with broadcasting like this?

Best

Andy

UPDATE:

Thanks to Chris's suggestion using 192.255.255.255 does-not crash the system. I have yet to have the time and resources to try this with access to a router i can change the setting but ill update as soon as i do.

Andy

Finally home and I have this working.

Im using version: CatalystPM 4.40_m410_HD:

See Below:

Connected through my apple airport extreme set to DHCP
http://www.andy-coates.com/catvx/UDP...p_settings.png

http://www.andy-coates.com/catvx/UDP...tom_serial.png

http://www.andy-coates.com/catvx/UDP.../udp_tx_rx.png

http://www.andy-coates.com/catvx/UDP...ial_string.png

Andy