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Re: mc_forwarding



On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 05:14 +0200, Adam NEVERT wrote:
> Ok I'll directly see on the website of mrouted to know how to configure it.
> 
> But a last question for information, I read on the internet that 
> recompiling the kernel with particular options could allow the kernel to 
> manage multicast forwarding is it correct ? If it is correct why was it 
> decided to not add it to the debian linux kernel ?

There is an option to enable multicast routing, which is enabled.  But
you still need the userspace routing daemon to configure it, as it's
more complicated than just flicking a switch.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Computers are not intelligent.	They only think they are.

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