Re: broadcast address of a network interface
Re: broadcast address of a network interface
- Subject: Re: broadcast address of a network interface
- From: Joel Reymont <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:20:14 +0000
Let me take a step back then. I would like to "broadcast" audio
packets from my iPhone to other Macs (including iPhones), without
connecting to every iPhone individually.
What is the best option?
Is BiDir PIM available to me on the iPhone? Should I go with UDP LAN
broadcast?
I know PIM is available to me on my home LAN because I have a Cisco
877W but I'd like my app to have a bit more sales potential :-). I
also noticed that the Cisco 877W firmware that allows Bonjour, does
not come with multicast and vise versa. I would hate to enable
multicast and loose my printers and file sharing!
Last but not least, I can't seem to be able to get hold of a broadcast
address by enumerating the interfaces, whether on my Mac or iPhone.
ifa_broadaddr is null and so is ifa_netmask!
Thanks, Joel
On Feb 9, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
Because of this, some wireless AP vendors either don't send
multicasts at all, or don't by default. Even though multicasts
sources on the wireless LAN are less of a problem, they are
sometimes blocked as well. So, you will need to address these issues
somehow.
The particular "push to talk" problem you mention is frequently done
using BiDir PIM now-a-days, at least on wireline networks. See
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