How to Do a Multicast on the Internet

Last reviewed: September 16, 1997
Article ID: Q165016

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft NetShow version 2.0

SUMMARY

This article discusses how you can do a multicast on the Internet.

MORE INFORMATION

In most cases you will want to coordinate between your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the MBONE. In order be able to use multicast on the Internet, you will need to schedule your event/channel with and receive the multicast parameters from the MBONE organizers to do your broadcast.

NOTE: Multicast is best suited for the intranet.

For additional information, please see the following:

http://microsoft.com/netshow/eval/multiwp.htm http://www.tc.cornell.edu/er95/ff04fall/ff08mbone.html http://www.3com.com/nsc/501303.html http://skynet.gsfc.nasa.gov/transition/ip-infra/Multicast-refs.html http://www.fokus.gmd.de/mtl/mbone/entry.html#MCA

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Additional query words: ns
Keywords : nssrv nsmulti kbfaq
Version : 2.00
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86

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Last reviewed: September 16, 1997
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