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From: rsanders@interbev.mindspring.com (Robert Sanders)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Multicast support?
Date: 7 May 1995 07:17:50 GMT
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc.
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References: <1995May7.020337.24543@nosc.mil> <MICHAELV.95May6233725@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
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In article <MICHAELV.95May6233725@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>,
Michael L. VanLoon <michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> wrote:
>In article <1995May7.020337.24543@nosc.mil> ganzer@ludwig.nosc.mil (Mark Ganzer) writes:
>
>   I am looking for an x86 Unix implementation that supports IP multicast.

>Last I knew, both NetBSD and FreeBSD had solid multicast support, and
>Linux hadn't even really started on it.

Linux has support for it, although I've never tried it.  I imagine the *BSD
implementation would be better for you if multicast support were your primary
concern.  

  -- Robert