Roger's odd programming question of the week

[Rick Sivernell]

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:12:47 +0200
Roger Oberholtzer <roger at opq.se> wrote:

> 
> 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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Roger

  Give me some time and I will look it up in my books behind me. I have one that has
some of Dr.Stevens work in it and a couple of other people who have tried to carry on
his work, I think. But they have quite a bit of Voip and multicast.

Unix Network programming ISBN 0-13-141155-1, a 3rd edition by:
Dr. R. Stevens Bill Fenner Andrew M. Rudoff,  Addison Wesley

cheers

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