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/kernel/linux-2.6.18/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt

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  1. Behaviour of Cards Under Multicast
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  4. This is how they currently behave, not what the hardware can do--for example,
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  5. the Lance driver doesn't use its filter, even though the code for loading
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  6. it is in the DEC Lance-based driver.
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  8. The following are requirements for multicasting 
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  9. -----------------------------------------------
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  10. AppleTalk	Multicast	hardware filtering not important but
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  11. 				 avoid cards only doing promisc
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  12. IP-Multicast	Multicast	hardware filters really help
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  13. IP-MRoute	AllMulti	hardware filters are of no help
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  16. Board		Multicast	AllMulti	Promisc		Filter
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  17. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  18. 3c501		YES		YES		YES		Software
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  19. 3c503		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  20. 3c505		YES		NO		YES		Hardware
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  21. 3c507		NO		NO		NO		N/A
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  22. 3c509		YES		YES		YES		Software
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  23. 3c59x		YES		YES		YES		Software
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  24. ac3200		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  25. apricot		YES		PROMISC		YES		Hardware
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  26. arcnet		NO		NO		NO		N/A
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  27. at1700		PROMISC		PROMISC		YES		Software
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  28. atp		PROMISC		PROMISC		YES		Software
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  29. cs89x0		YES		YES		YES		Software
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  30. de4x5		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  31. de600		NO		NO		NO		N/A
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  32. de620		PROMISC		PROMISC		YES		Software
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  33. depca		YES		PROMISC		YES		Hardware
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  34. dmfe		YES		YES		YES		Software(*)
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  35. e2100		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  36. eepro		YES		PROMISC		YES		Hardware
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  37. eexpress	NO		NO		NO		N/A
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  38. ewrk3		YES		PROMISC		YES		Hardware
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  39. hp-plus		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  40. hp		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  41. hp100		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  42. ibmtr		NO		NO		NO		N/A
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  43. ioc3-eth	YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  44. lance		YES		YES		YES		Software(#)
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  45. ne		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  46. ni52		<------------------ Buggy ------------------>
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  47. ni65		YES		YES		YES		Software(#)
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  48. seeq		NO		NO		NO		N/A
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  49. sgiseek		<------------------ Buggy ------------------>
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  50. smc-ultra	YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  51. sunlance	YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  52. tulip		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  53. wavelan		YES		PROMISC		YES		Hardware
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  54. wd		YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  55. xirc2ps_cs	YES		YES		YES		Hardware
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  56. znet		YES		YES		YES		Software
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  59. PROMISC = This multicast mode is in fact promiscuous mode. Avoid using
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  60. cards who go PROMISC on any multicast in a multicast kernel.
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  62. (#) = Hardware multicast support is not used yet.
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  63. (*) = Hardware support for Davicom 9132 chipset only.
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