[Fwd: Re: IGMPv3 in linux]

When will IGMPv3 be standard in Linux?
What can I do to make it happen sooner?
Who should I contact?

IGMPv3 is in Windows XP. IGMPv3 is required for general Source Specific Multicast (SSM). SSM across the internet is much more reliable than MSDP/PIM/MBGP (ASM: any source multicast). Although Microsoft doesn't yet have an IGMPv3 application, IP/TV from cisco will be (does already, at least in a beta app) use it. There are a number of Linux applications that use it, but since it requires a special kernel installation, many people who would benefit from SSM are now denied.

I am working also to get IGMPv3 into FreeBSD from which it should "automagically" get into Opendarwin and then MacOSX.

Thanks

John Zwiebel

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: IGMPv3 in linux
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 21:36:43 +0100 (BST)
From: Alan Cox <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] (John Zwiebel)

Long time since I was involved in the net code. I believe IGMPv3 is still
not in the kernel. Dunno if its planned - ask [email protected]