Re: multicast IP addresses

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From: Dusty Harper {MS} (DHarper_at_Online.Microsoft.com)
Date: 08/25/04


Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:24:21 -0700

Where did you hear about ForwardMulticasts? I'd have to see if this is
valid. To my understanding its not, RRAS is the only MS product with IGMP
service capabilities ( It creates a Multicast Forwarding table and
communicates with other Multicast enabled routers )

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"kr6655" <kr6655@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can this be done if the OS is Windows XP Home? I think I have enabled the
> IGMP and added ForwardMulitcast to the registry, but nothing is forwarded.
>
>
> "Dusty Harper {MS}" wrote:
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> > You need to have a machine that is connected to both the wired and
wireless
> > network that has some sort of Multicast Forwarding capabilities.
Windows
> > Server's RRAS allows for this and includes IGMP
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> > "kr6655" <kr6655@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > > I have configured the application to use a class d address and it will
> > stream
> > > video to the next computer over a wired connection, but that computer
will
> > > not forward the multicasts to the WLAN adapter in the same machine. I
want
> > to
> > > take in streaming video over the wired connection and forward it to
> > multiple
> > > wireless clients. What needs to be done to get the machine to forward
the
> > > multicast traffic?
> > >
> > > "Dusty Harper {MS}" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Because a multicast address is really not meant to identify a
specific
> > > > adapter.  Multicast addresses are joined using IGMP Joins.  this
will
> > > > associate the adapter with that group.
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> > > > "kr6655" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:b4fb01c4891b$e995fde0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > > Why does Windows XP Home not permit adapter IP addresses
> > > > > to be set in Class D space for multicasting. It displays
> > > > > an error message that IP address (1st byte) cannot be
> > > > > higher than 223.
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