>At 08:34 AM 6/18/02, Brian Backer wrote: >>that was a typo... meant igmp > >IGMP isn't relevant either. IGMP doesn't do multicast routing. It's just >used by an end host to register with a local router to receive an IP >multicast stream. For multicast routing, you would use PIM, MOSPF, DVMRP. > >Plus, IGMP has to do with IP multicast, whereas we were talking about the >more fundamental concept of sending to a MAC multicast destination address. > >Cisco tries to teach IP multicast without teaching people about basic MAC >layer concepts, causing them to think IP multicast is all there is. It's sad. > >Priscilla
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