In multicast operation, the 239.192.0.1, which is the MULTICAST GROUP
address, will replace the real Ethernet logical address if you are in
the multicast receiving group. Thus your Ethernet card will filter out
any packets addressed to 239.192.0.1 as if it is addressed to your local
LAN address.
Emanuel Moreira wrote:
>
> I'm working on multicast, and I'm trying to make something like ping6 ff02::1 but
>it dosen't work. Another thing that I don't understand is why the destination address
>is 239.192.0.1 when my lan is 192.136.8.0. Can anyone help me?
> Thanks
> Emanuel Moreira
>
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