Issue #14814: Attempt to clarify network address and broadcast address for less experienced users

31096a94 · Nick Coghlan · 04354008 · 31096a94
Commit 31096a94 authored Aug 05, 2012 by Nick Coghlan
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@@ -390,11 +390,13 @@ so to avoid duplication they are only documented for :class:`IPv4Network`.

   .. attribute:: network_address

-      The broadcast address for the network.
+      The network address for the network. The network address and the
+      prefix length together uniquely define a network.

   .. attribute:: broadcast_address

-      The broadcast address for the network.
+      The broadcast address for the network. Packets sent to the broadcast
+      address should be received by every host on the network.

   .. attribute:: host mask