Roger's odd programming question of the week

[Roger Oberholtzer]

If a network server app is programmed to multicast on some network
address, would a client on the same network simply listening for
broadcasts see the multicast packet?

Conversely, if a network server wrote to a broadcast address, would a
client on the same network that has joined a multicast group see the
broadcast packet?

I guess my basic question is: is a multicast a subset of a broadcast, or
is it something different? I have read a few discussions on this that
imply (based on packet headers) that this may be the case. But, as
always, I thought someone here may have an opinion.

Skip routing. This is all about machines on the same network segment.

Time for coffee.

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