krio the d34d1 wrote:
i've said "as an option" oh and yeah, its ok to multicast to those only who support it and unicast to the rest, isn't it?
No. Not really. If you are LAN'ing, then there is no point as I've said previously, so lets take the example of connecting via the internet... You have an ISP... While they *may* run some multicast routing protocol (PIM for example), they will not extend that to the end user. They will not extend that to peers, except for contractual obligations (ie someone pays them to). Its really nasty, and taxing on routers. Keep in mind that a multicast address is always a destination address. So a node joins a multicast group and the router will (once Multicast routing does its thing) forward the traffic to the host. Imagine hosts one the internet constantly joining and leaving multicast groups... Routers will have a hard time keeping up, and that much constant change isn't something that a network operator likes... _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
