Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 08:35:53 -0500 (EST) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: Mark Mayo <mark@vmunix.com> Cc: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [hackers:] Architectural advice needed Message-ID: <199712091330.IAA06681@gatekeeper.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <19971208233749.58568@vmunix.com>
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On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, Mark Mayo wrote: > Stupid mbone question: Can anyone with a TCP/IP (i.e. PPP) connection > "get on" the mbone?? I'm a bit confused as to what this mbone thing > is exactly. I've seen big maps of "The Mbone", where the little red > lines don't come anywhere near where I live.. :-) > This multicast stuff seems quite neat. I'm going to do some research - right > now it's just buzzword overload! > > If I can't be part of the multicast mbone, can I at least use the above > tools "point to point"? > > Anyways, as i mentioned on another post, if no-one has already done it, > I'm going to create a FreeBSD Conferencing Tools web page and give > overviews of all the tools, technology, and so on so the whole thing > isn't so overwhelming for new users :-) > > -Mark > > P.S. Damn it's hard to concentrate on exams now.. it's like I've walked > into a whole new world!!! Using mrouted, you can setup your own mbone between two or more netsites. All the mbone is is sites agreeing to peer with each other's multicast traffic. Cool stuff. The next question of course is, who's got an mbone connection they are willing to feed from (MCI gives all its customers who request it, mbone access)? I miss my mbone connection :( -- Jamie Bowden Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle)
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