From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <1474043634.25509.YahooMailMobile@web161802.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 09:33:54 -0700 From: Chris McGee To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-2096837515-305895018-1474043634=:25509" Subject: Re: [9fans] IP Multicast - Results Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9ec7f800-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 ---2096837515-305895018-1474043634=:25509 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks Alex, Cinap, Right, the Pi uses USB for its built in nic. I wanted to make sure that I have narrowed down where the missing functionality is. It sounds like I need to have a look at how multicast filtering works with supported PCI nic cards and apply that to nusb/ether. Chris ---2096837515-305895018-1474043634=:25509 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Thanks Alex, Cinap,

Right, the Pi uses USB for its built in nic.

I wanted to make sure that I have narrowed down where the missing functionality is. It sounds like I need to have a look at how multicast filtering works with supported PCI nic cards and apply that to nusb/ether.

Chris


From: Alex Musolino <musolinoa@gmail.com>;
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>;
Subject: Re: [9fans] IP Multicast - Results
Sent: Fri, Sep 16, 2016 3:00:37 PM

Chris,

As cinap says:

nusb/ether doesnt implement multicast filter.

This is your problem. I believe the Raspberry Pi has its NIC attached
via USB internally. Therefore, multicast won't (currently) work on the
Raspberry Pi.

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Cheers,
Alex Musolino

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