All things related to multicast

[Bob Riddle <>]

have you thought about how to add support for things like the AG node, 
where there are multiple sources?


 wrote:

> It does allow that.  You can listen to some SSM channel and forward the
> UDP stream to 127.0.0.1 (local host).  Then just have the application
> listen to this unicast stream from your own ip address.
>
>
> On another subject, had anyone considered creating a web page that runs on
> a fully multicast enabled site and will, on request, report the source
> addresses seen on a specified multicast group (ASM)?  This would allow
> SSM only sites to listen to ASM netcasts.
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Greg Shepherd 
> <>:
>
>  
>
> > On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 
> >
> >  wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Back out on the wire.  From there it might not leave the machine you
> > > are on or it might go across campus.
> > >      
> > Have you considered using the app as the IGMPv3 listening app/shim on the
> > local host on behalf of local applications? This I would find very usefull
> > as a step to provide SSM without waiting for the apps developers to add
> > the v3 bits in there code.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >    
> >
> > > > When you say "copy to a ASM.. stream" does your app push the converted
> > > > stream back out on the wire, or push the stream to local receiver apps?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 
> > > >
> > > >  wrote:
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > I've written a tool to listen to a SSM channel and copy it to a ASM
> > > > >          
> > or
> >    
> >
> > > > unicast
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > stream.  This allows one to use SSM even if your clients don't support
> > > > >          
> > it
> >    
> >
> > > > > yet.  Anyone want to beta test?  Runs on XP.
> > > > >
> > > > > Binary at www.internet2.edu:/~jzeeff/
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > >        
> > >
> > >      
> >    
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