[openib-general] IPv6 All Router Multicast Group

Roland Dreier roland at topspin.com
Fri Dec 10 10:58:05 PST 2004


    Hal> Any idea on why this group is send only ? Don't end nodes
    Hal> need to both send and receive on the all routers group ?

IPoIB does a send only join when it gets a multicast packet to send.
It will do a full member join when the kernel asks it to add a
multicast group to the list of groups to receive from.

 - Roland



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