diff --git a/ecal/core/src/ecal_log_impl.cpp b/ecal/core/src/ecal_log_impl.cpp
index 2d5f726532..e4dc48a421 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/ecal_log_impl.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/ecal_log_impl.cpp
@@ -145,17 +145,27 @@ namespace eCAL
       m_logfile = fopen(m_logfile_name.c_str(), "w");
     }
 
-    // create log udp sender
+    // set network attributes
     if(m_filter_mask_udp != 0)
     {
       SSenderAttr attr;
-      attr.address   = UDP::GetLoggingMulticastAddress();
-      attr.port      = UDP::GetLoggingPort();
-      attr.broadcast = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
-      attr.loopback  = true;
-      attr.ttl       = UDP::GetMulticastTtl();
-      attr.sndbuf    = Config::GetUdpMulticastSndBufSizeBytes();
+      const bool local_only = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
+      if (local_only)
+      {
+        attr.address   = UDP::LocalBroadcastAddress();
+        attr.broadcast = true;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        attr.address   = UDP::GetLoggingMulticastAddress();
+        attr.broadcast = false;
+      }
+      attr.port     = UDP::GetLoggingPort();
+      attr.ttl      = UDP::GetMulticastTtl();
+      attr.loopback = true;
+      attr.sndbuf   = Config::GetUdpMulticastSndBufSizeBytes();
 
+      // create udp logging sender
       m_udp_sender = std::make_unique<CUDPSender>(attr);
     }
 
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_provider.cpp b/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_provider.cpp
index dbab4c0aa6..75296d167b 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_provider.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_provider.cpp
@@ -82,14 +82,23 @@ namespace eCAL
     {
       // set network attributes
       SSenderAttr attr;
-      attr.address    = UDP::GetRegistrationMulticastAddress();
-      attr.port      = UDP::GetRegistrationPort();
-      attr.ttl       = UDP::GetMulticastTtl();
-      attr.broadcast = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
-      attr.loopback  = true;
-      attr.sndbuf    = Config::GetUdpMulticastSndBufSizeBytes();
-
-      // create udp sample sender
+      const bool local_only = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
+      if (local_only)
+      {
+        attr.address   = UDP::LocalBroadcastAddress();
+        attr.broadcast = true;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        attr.address   = UDP::GetRegistrationMulticastAddress();
+        attr.broadcast = false;
+      }
+      attr.port     = UDP::GetRegistrationPort();
+      attr.ttl      = UDP::GetMulticastTtl();
+      attr.loopback = true;
+      attr.sndbuf   = Config::GetUdpMulticastSndBufSizeBytes();
+
+      // create udp registration sender
       m_reg_sample_snd = std::make_shared<CSampleSender>(attr);
     }
     else
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_receiver.cpp b/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_receiver.cpp
index 0007325764..a70991cde3 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_receiver.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/ecal_registration_receiver.cpp
@@ -135,15 +135,27 @@ namespace eCAL
 
     if (m_use_network_monitoring)
     {
-      // start registration receive thread
+      // set network attributes
       SReceiverAttr attr;
-      attr.address   = UDP::GetRegistrationMulticastAddress();
-      attr.port      = UDP::GetRegistrationPort();
-      attr.broadcast = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
-      attr.loopback  = true;
-      attr.rcvbuf    = Config::GetUdpMulticastRcvBufSizeBytes();
+      const bool local_only = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
+      if (local_only)
+      {
+        attr.address   = UDP::LocalBroadcastAddress();
+        attr.broadcast = true;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        attr.address   = UDP::GetRegistrationMulticastAddress();
+        attr.broadcast = false;
+      }
+      attr.port     = UDP::GetRegistrationPort();
+      attr.loopback = true;
+      attr.rcvbuf   = Config::GetUdpMulticastRcvBufSizeBytes();
 
+      // create udp registration receiver
       m_reg_rcv.Create(attr);
+
+      // start registration receiver thread
       m_reg_rcv_thread.Start(0, std::bind(&CUdpRegistrationReceiver::Receive, &m_reg_rcv_process, &m_reg_rcv));
     }
 
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/io/udp_configurations.cpp b/ecal/core/src/io/udp_configurations.cpp
index 984df9e831..78950f3a5e 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/io/udp_configurations.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/io/udp_configurations.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace eCAL
       }
       else
       {
-        // both in v1 and v2, the mulicast group is returned as the adress for the registration layer
+        // both in v1 and v2, the multicast group is returned as the adress for the registration layer
         return Config::GetUdpMulticastGroup();
       }
     }
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/mon/ecal_monitoring_threads.cpp b/ecal/core/src/mon/ecal_monitoring_threads.cpp
index 3a30187a11..a9828b6804 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/mon/ecal_monitoring_threads.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/mon/ecal_monitoring_threads.cpp
@@ -43,15 +43,30 @@ namespace eCAL
   CLoggingReceiveThread::CLoggingReceiveThread(LogMessageCallbackT log_cb_) :
     m_network_mode(false), m_log_cb(log_cb_)
   {
+    // set network attributes
     SReceiverAttr attr;
-    attr.address   = UDP::GetLoggingMulticastAddress();
-    attr.port      = UDP::GetLoggingPort();
-    attr.broadcast = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
-    attr.loopback  = true;
-    attr.rcvbuf    = Config::GetUdpMulticastRcvBufSizeBytes();
+    const bool local_only = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
+    if (local_only)
+    {
+      attr.address   = UDP::LocalBroadcastAddress();
+      attr.broadcast = true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      attr.address   = UDP::GetLoggingMulticastAddress();
+      attr.broadcast = false;
+    }
+    attr.port     = UDP::GetLoggingPort();
+    attr.loopback = true;
+    attr.rcvbuf   = Config::GetUdpMulticastRcvBufSizeBytes();
 
+    // create udp logging receiver
     m_log_rcv.Create(attr);
+
+    // start logging receiver thread
     m_log_rcv_thread.Start(0, std::bind(&CLoggingReceiveThread::ThreadFun, this));
+
+    // allocate receive buffer
     m_msg_buffer.resize(MSG_BUFFER_SIZE);
   }
 
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_reader_udp_mc.cpp b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_reader_udp_mc.cpp
index 0af9648991..6dfe1e34e5 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_reader_udp_mc.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_reader_udp_mc.cpp
@@ -59,12 +59,24 @@ namespace eCAL
 
   void CUDPReaderLayer::Initialize()
   {
+    // set network attributes
     SReceiverAttr attr;
-    attr.address   = Config::GetUdpMulticastGroup();
-    attr.port      = UDP::GetPayloadPort();
-    attr.broadcast = false;
-    attr.loopback  = true;
-    attr.rcvbuf    = Config::GetUdpMulticastRcvBufSizeBytes();
+    const bool local_only = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
+    if (local_only)
+    {
+      attr.address   = UDP::LocalBroadcastAddress();
+      attr.broadcast = true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      attr.address   = Config::GetUdpMulticastGroup();
+      attr.broadcast = false;
+    }
+    attr.port     = UDP::GetPayloadPort();
+    attr.loopback = true;
+    attr.rcvbuf   = Config::GetUdpMulticastRcvBufSizeBytes();
+
+    // create udp receiver
     rcv.Create(attr);
   }
 
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_udp_mc.cpp b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_udp_mc.cpp
index 7695dc0c48..efbb3c55c9 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_udp_mc.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/readwrite/ecal_writer_udp_mc.cpp
@@ -62,17 +62,27 @@ namespace eCAL
 
     // set network attributes
     SSenderAttr attr;
-    attr.address = UDP::GetPayloadMulticastAddress(topic_name_);
-    attr.port    = UDP::GetPayloadPort();
-    attr.ttl     = UDP::GetMulticastTtl();
-    attr.sndbuf  = Config::GetUdpMulticastSndBufSizeBytes();
+    const bool local_only = !Config::IsNetworkEnabled();
+    if (local_only)
+    {
+      attr.address   = UDP::LocalBroadcastAddress();
+      attr.broadcast = true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      attr.address   = UDP::GetPayloadMulticastAddress(topic_name_);
+      attr.broadcast = false;
+    }
+    attr.port   = UDP::GetPayloadPort();
+    attr.ttl    = UDP::GetMulticastTtl();
+    attr.sndbuf = Config::GetUdpMulticastSndBufSizeBytes();
 
     // create udp/sample sender with activated loop-back
-    attr.loopback   = true;
+    attr.loopback = true;
     m_sample_sender_loopback = std::make_shared<CSampleSender>(attr);
 
     // create udp/sample sender without activated loop-back
-    attr.loopback   = false;
+    attr.loopback = false;
     m_sample_sender_no_loopback = std::make_shared<CSampleSender>(attr);
 
     m_created = true;