[streaming] Re: Multicast when no network !!!

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le Vendredi 10 Février 2006 15:24, David Rault a écrit :
> I want to test the streaming from vlc to vlc at a MULTICAST address
> with my ethernet cable DISCONNECTED, under windows XP.
> The problem is that Windows does not want to send the datagrams when
> disconnected,
> whereas I'd like to only locally stream, stil using the multicast
> address.

I'm afraid it is a limitation of the TCP/IPv4 stack that you basically 
can't do that.

The only option I can think of is adding a route to 224.0.0.0/240.0.0.0 
through the loopback interface.

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Rémi Denis-Courmont
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