[ds6] Multicasting over IPv6 - Linux

[Gessler Gerhard]

Hi,

Linux is able to serve as IPv6 multicast sender and receiver without problem.

It can still not be used (AFAIK) as a IPv6 multicast router as the kernel still lacks this functionality. If I remember correct, USAGI wanted also to work in this area, but has not started yet.

Hope this helps,

	Gerhard

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Gerhard Geßler

Communication Networks, IABG mbH
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  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Polychronis Ypodimatopoulos [mailto:ypol at intracom.gr] 
  > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 3:49 PM
  > To: ds6 at deepspace6.net
  > Subject: [ds6] Multicasting over IPv6 - Linux
  > 
  > 
  > Hello
  > 
  > I have written some application over IPv6 which uses 
  > multicasting (MLD) 
  > but it seems like there is something missing (!) as packets 
  > do not get through to the reveivers :-)
  > 
  > Does Linux currently (2.4.20) support IPv6 multicasting, or 
  > do I need to run my server on BSD? I understand that this 
  > field changes every day so any link or hint can 
  > be of great help.
  > 
  > Thank you.
  > 
  > Polychronis Ypodimatopoulos
  > INTRACOM S.A.
  > 
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