What's "Mcast"?

Mcast allows your node(PC) to receive multicast traffic on the local area network(Ex. Ethernet). It's a Win32 application.

In order to receive IP multicast traffic, at first IP node must join a host group at least. By using Mcast, you can make your PC join host group. And you can test IP multicasting easily.

Features

　
• Windows GUI 32bit application
• Using Windows Sockets library
• For TCP/IP environment (IP node which can generate IP multicast datagram is required.)
• Multicast traffic receiver use only
• To use Mcast, PC has 486DX 66MHz CPU(or later) is recommended.
• Mcast will work on the WindowsNT(recommended) or Windows 95.
• Lab use only.

1. How to get it/How to install it/Requirements to distribute
   　
   • You can get Mcast from my web page.
   • Read installation guide in the package. In addition, you need LHA archiver to unpacking Mcast package.
   • You can redistribute Mcast without no modification to mcast-X.X.lzh.
   • You cannot use Mcast for sale. Mcast is free software!
   • No warranty. The author assumes no responsibility for errors or damages on your system by using Mcast.
   • yumo@st.rim.or.jp(Katsuyuki Yumoto) has copyright for Mcast.
2. How to use it.
   • At first, specify IP node which can transmit IP multicast datagrams. For examples, you can use IP node running Tfgen(v0.4 or later).
   • Specify host group address(Class D address) and UDP port number.
   • Select menu File|Join to join host group. Mcast will display blinking string "Receiving" when receives multicast traffic for the host group you specified.
   • Select File|Leave menu to leave host group.