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[Marshall Eubanks <>]

Alastair Matthews wrote:

> On 11/9/01 8:41 pm, "Joel Jaeggli" 
> <>
>  wrote:
>
> > To: 
> > ,
> >  UO Multicast Mailing list 
> > <multicast@lists>
> > Subject: anyone with positive confirmation that multicast works on macosX
> >   (10.0.4)
>
> It works for me.
>
> Have you seen the new version of MacTV?
> http://www.iWitnessTV.com/

This domain does not even resolve for me. Are you sure this is the correct 
spelling ?


>
>
> > Originally when I installed macos 9.1 and macosX on this grey g3 (266mhz),
> > I was able to install quicktime5 and mactv and join multicast mpeg
> > sources... after the 10.0.4 update was installed... I not longer am able
> > to join sessions...
>
> I've got a G4 400 with a vanilla install of 10.0.4. I'm able join sessions
> (Didn't try mpeg, just H.261) fine and looking at our router the host
> responds to IGMP queries, state is maintained.
>
> I used Quicktime and an SDP file generated by SillySAP.
>
> Note the machine has nothing else installed.
>
> There is a problem with MacOS 9...
>
> > Glad to hear the workaround is working for you too. The Apple
> > engineer still feels that it's a timing problem in Open Transport but
> > at least there's a pretty painless workaround.
> >
> > The probelematic version of IPNM is 2.4.5 (actually the problem is
> > with OTmodl$proxy 1.6.5) This is still on the Sustworks web site as
> > the officially released version while 2.5c7 is their developement
> > version.
> >
> > I downloaded 2.4.5 yesterday and installed it on an iMac that never
> > previously exhibited this problem and voila it has the 3 minute
> > timeout too.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe Huber
>
> Your problem may well be caused by something else you've installed :-(
>
> > Interestingly engouh the netstat utility when asked to display multicast
> > information show 0 datagrams recieved... Likewise when asked to display
> > comprehensive stats for each protocol. It shows 86 igmp messages recieved
> > but no reports sent...
>
> My machine is sending reports.
>
> Just wish the NOC could fix the Multicast Problems we're having... About 3
> mins of data, 3 mins of silence... 3mins data... 3 mins silence. Seems their
> peering is messed up :-(
>
> A.
>
> --
> Alastair Matthews
> Electronics Research Group
> Department of Engineering
> University of Aberdeen
>
> http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/alastair




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