All things related to multicast

[Paul Lustgraaf <>]

> Laura Kristoff wrote:
> > We were wondering if anyone else would be interested in a
> > cooperative effort to host computer(s) that other institutions
> > could use to test their multicast from off-campus.
> > 
> > We don't seem to have a good way to trouble shoot problems
> > with multicast since it requires an active receiver and
> > source.  We used to use the beacon to some extent but no
> > longer have one and I'm told the software isn't being supported
> > anymore.  That used to provide some level of trouble-shooting
> > but my group is looking for something with more functionality.
> > 
> > If we had a host somewhere that we could connect to and then
> > join multicast groups or run traceroutes it would be very
> > helpful. 
> > 
> > Is anyone interested in such an effort? 
> 

The Multicast Beacon is alive and well at:

   http://beacon.dast.nlanr.net/


Paul Lustgraaf                   "Change is inevitable.  Progress is not."
Network Engineer
Iowa State University Information Technology Services    

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