Choosing multicast address

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SabaUd - 12 Jun 2006 19:32 GMT

hello everybody,
how do I choose a multicast address?
I know that in order to join a group, i just insert the address, but
how will the server, or the other clients knows what is the IP address?

thank you

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EJP - 13 Jun 2006 02:11 GMT

> hello everybody,
> how do I choose a multicast address?
> I know that in order to join a group, i just insert the address, but
> how will the server, or the other clients knows what is the IP address?
>
> thank you

You either have to fix it in advance or use an address allocation
service such as the Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol
(MADCAP - see RFC 2730).

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