Re: Multicast channels at the 52nd IETF

To: Keith Moore <moore at cs.utk.edu>
Subject: Re: Multicast channels at the 52nd IETF
From: ned.freed at mrochek.com
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 09:18:53 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: Harald Alvestrand <harald at alvestrand.no>, ietf at ietf.org
In-reply-to: "Your message dated Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:57:59 -0400" <200110231458.f9NEvxP19397@astro.cs.utk.edu>
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> I wonder how many people are unable to use multicast because
> it's not available to them for one reason or another.

> I find that I'm unable to use multicast due to our site's unhappy
> choice to install some cisco equipment that doesn't support it
> without using cisco proprietary protocols - which our admins
> don't understand and are therefore reluctant to enable.

I had much the same experience. Years ago we had routers that supported
multicast and I was actually able to participate in an IETF (Munich?)
using it. Then we got new equipment and one of the things we lost in the
upgrade was multicast support.

				Ned

References:
- Re: Multicast channels at the 52nd IETF
  - From: Harald Alvestrand
- Re: Multicast channels at the 52nd IETF
  - From: Keith Moore

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