I just asked Neil if that option was supported for ipv6 and he said that he doesn't think so... Likely once adoption of ipv6 reaches critical mass and enough people complain, it will be added. We can only hope...
Please let me know if I can be of any more assistance. -Brian On May 11, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Alan Bateman <alan.bate...@oracle.com> wrote: > On 10/05/2013 17:14, Brian Call wrote: >> >> Thanks for your help guys! >> >> It would be most excellent to have that socket option turned off by default. >> It would certainly make multicast receivers written in java behave the same >> way across all the major platforms. Not sure why this wasn't considered a >> bug in Linux and, in fact, it's vehemently defended as absolutely adhering >> to the multicast spec. >> > There is a long history there. > > One thing that isn't clear about IP_MULTICAST_ALL is whether there is an > equivalent for IPv6, that might need more investigation. > > -Alan > Blessings, Brian Call brian.c...@soterawireless.com PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: This electronic transmission, and any documents attached hereto, may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. The information is intended only for use by the recipient named above. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify the sender and delete the electronic message. Any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of information received in error is strictly prohibited.
