diff --git a/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse b/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse
index ac7990ccb..e5fe8215b 100644
--- a/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse
+++ b/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse
@@ -99,31 +99,26 @@ local icmp_packet = function(srcIP, dstIP, ttl, data_length, mtu, seqNo, icmp_id
     icmp_payload = ""
   end
 
-  local seqNo_hex = stdnse.tohex(seqNo)
-  local icmp_seqNo = bin.pack(">H", string.rep("0",(4-seqNo_hex))..seqNo_hex)
-
   -- Type=08; Code=00; Chksum=0000; ID=icmp_id; SeqNo=icmp_seqNo; Payload=icmp_payload(hex string);
-  local icmp_tmp = bin.pack(">HAAA", "0800 0000", icmp_id, icmp_seqNo, icmp_payload)
+  local icmp_msg = bin.pack(">CCSASA", 8, 0, 0, icmp_id, seqNo, icmp_payload)
 
-  local icmp_checksum = packet.in_cksum(icmp_tmp)
+  local icmp_checksum = packet.in_cksum(icmp_msg)
 
-  local icmp_msg = bin.pack(">HHAAA", "0800", stdnse.tohex(icmp_checksum), icmp_id, icmp_seqNo, icmp_payload)
+  icmp_msg = bin.pack(">CCSASA", 8, 0, icmp_checksum, icmp_id, seqNo, icmp_payload)
 
 
-  --IP Total Length
-  local length_hex =  stdnse.tohex(20 + #icmp_msg)
-  local ip_length = bin.pack(">H", string.rep("0",(4-#length_hex))..length_hex)
-
-  --TTL
-  local ttl_hex = stdnse.tohex(ttl)
-  local ip_ttl = bin.pack(">H", string.rep("0",(2-ttl_hex))..ttl_hex)
-
   --IP header
-  local ip_bin = bin.pack(">HAHAH","4500",ip_length, "0000 4000", ip_ttl,
-    "01 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000")
+  local ip_bin = bin.pack(">ASSACCx10", -- x10 = checksum & addresses
+    "\x45\x00", -- IPv4, no options, no DSCN, no ECN
+    20 + #icmp_msg, -- total length
+    0, -- IP ID
+    "\x40\x00", -- DF
+    ttl,
+    1 -- ICMP
+    )
 
   -- IP+ICMP; Addresses and checksum need to be filled
-  local icmp_bin = bin.pack(">AA",ip_bin, icmp_msg)
+  local icmp_bin = ip_bin .. icmp_msg
 
   --Packet
   local icmp = packet.Packet:new(icmp_bin,#icmp_bin)
@@ -176,7 +171,12 @@ local broadcast_if = function(if_table,icmp_responders)
     local icmp = icmp_packet( source_IP, destination_IP, ttl,
     data_length, mtu, sequence_number, icmp_id)
 
-    local ethernet_icmp = bin.pack("HAHA", "FF FF FF FF FF FF", if_table.mac, "08 00", icmp.buf)
+    local ethernet_icmp = (
+      "\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF" -- dst mac
+      .. if_table.mac -- src mac
+      .. "\x08\x00" -- ethertype IPv4
+      .. icmp.buf -- data
+      )
 
     try( dnet:ethernet_send(ethernet_icmp) )
   end