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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: Multicasting [Was Re: Impressions: FreeBSD vs Linux]
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Date: Tue, 5 Apr 1994 17:44:01 GMT
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In article <2nptkb$rl8@GRAPEVINE.LCS.MIT.EDU> wollman@ginger.lcs.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) writes:
>In article <hastyCnpvy1.5vy@netcom.com>,
>Amancio Hasty Jr <hasty@netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>One more time multicasting is in freebsd-current;however, the implementation
>>is incomplete. 
>
>No it isn't, dammit!  If I tell you that FreeBSD doesn't do multicast,
>you better believe me it doesn't.
>
>There is absolutely no code to support IP multicast in FreeBSD (any
>version), with the exception of certain network interface drivers,
>which WERE NOT DEVELOPED FOR FreeBSD and which happened to already
>have multicast support.
>
>When I have the multicast code integrated and tested, I'll let
>/everyone/ know, I assure you.

How odd that I have multicasting working and someone else with
a fast link to the MBONE was **watching and listening** to the
ietf meeting in Seattle. Yes is Deering's old multicasting code
which I know that you don't like.. In the meantime at least
I am trying to port a few of the multicast apps.

All I did was compiled Jim Lowe's port of Deering's multicast code
to FreeBSD.

On the issue of providing nothing while we wait for you to get
a PC and then complete your multicasting code, I STRONGLY DISAGREE.

	I thought that you guys were short on volunteers:)

	Amancio
BTW: Van Jacobson is not releasing yet the sources for vat there
is a modified version of the sound driver which somewhat works
with the PAS16 that work was done by Jim Lowe. What I am trying
to do is to get the sources for a "vat" compatible multicast
app. I started to play around nevot, a vat compatible app, the
reason is just mostly my port.







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