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Here's some links to check out....<br />
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<a href="http://www.juniper.net/solutions/literature/app_note/350034.pdf" rel="ugc">http://www.juniper.net/solutions/literature/app_note/350034.pdf</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/standard/sag_RRAS-Ch2-Adv_6.asp" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/standard/sag_RRAS-Ch2-Adv_6.asp</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/7_4/config/multi.pdf" rel="ugc">http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/7_4/config/multi.pdf</a><br />
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<a href="http://internet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ddj.com%2Farticles%2F1997%2F9710%2F9710b%2F9710b.htm" rel="ugc">http://internet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ddj.com%2Farticles%2F1997%2F9710%2F9710b%2F9710b.htm</a>
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Here's some links to check out....

http://www.juniper.net/solutions/literature/app_note/350034.pdf [http://www.juniper.net/solutions/literature/app_note/350034.pdf]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/standard/sag_RRAS-Ch2-Adv_6.asp [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/standard/sag_RRAS-Ch2-Adv_6.asp]

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/7_4/config/multi.pdf [http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/7_4/config/multi.pdf]

http://internet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ddj.com%2Farticles%2F1997%2F9710%2F9710b%2F9710b.htm [http://internet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ddj.com%2Farticles%2F1997%2F9710%2F9710b%2F9710b.htm]

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I am trying to understand what Multicasting is and how it works for an exam and i am having trouble finding resources that explain it clearly.<br />
I understand it is to do with broadscasting to a group of computers. But how does it work, what exacly is a multicast address?<br />
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Can anyone give me more detail, or point me in the right direction...thanks
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I am trying to understand what Multicasting is and how it works for an exam and i am having trouble finding resources that explain it clearly.
I understand it is to do with broadscasting to a group of computers. But how does it work, what exacly is a multicast address?

Can anyone give me more detail, or point me in the right direction...thanks

How does multicasting work?

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.