Or, more generally, is it required to specify the broadcast address that a client should use when a DHCP server is assigning an address?
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Or, more generally, is it required to specify the broadcast address that a client should use when a DHCP server is assigning an address?
No.
Clients default to using the highest address in the subnet if a broadcast address is not specified.
Remember to keep that address out of the dhcp pool.