[vlc] Re: 255.255.252.0 network unreachable with vlc!?

[Jean-Paul Saman]

justin case wrote:
> hi,
> 
> yesterday i tried using vlc to multicast a stream in a different network and
> it failed.
> 
> the network (192.168.100.0) has a 255.255.252.0 mask and vlc told me, it was
> unreachable. pinging other hosts worked, though.
> 
Use a multicast address! Your 192.x.x.x is not even in the range of 
mulitcast addresses. A multicast addres should be in the range of 
224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255.

The range 224.0.0.x - 224.0.0.255 is used for multicast igmp traffic 
between multicast routers, etc and won't be forwarded by routers. .
Even the range 239.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 is generally used for 
specific stuff ("administrative scoping") and is advised not to use.

> now i am not into networks and i wonder what the actual difference is and
> how to handle it.
> 
Use google to search on multicast under linux! Or read the Multicast 
HOWTO on: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Multicast-HOWTO.html

-- 
Kind greetings,

Jean-Paul Saman

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