[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#6707) Announce server on LAN

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 02:16:00PM -0800, John Bauman wrote:
> > So if we choose 224.0.0.1 we know that all hosts are on this group AND
> > we know that the TTL is irrelevant since the packets are routed.
> Why do you want to use an address that all hosts are on? Wouldn't it be
> better if only the hosts that cared got messages (as small as they may be)?

Do you know how you join with your computer a special multicast group? 
I don't.

It reduced the usefulness of the new feature if you had to adjust your
OS in some way. But there is already a default group and it is limited
so that you don't spam the whole internet.

        Raimar

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