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| author | levine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 1998-07-16 14:35:21 +0000 |
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| committer | levine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795> | 1998-07-16 14:35:21 +0000 |
| commit | 1d1f829823cc65f1d4b1188c1c9aa64444fae8f6 (patch) | |
| tree | 8ae24a43236e514ba50d2dc3e721fa7d66c6b85f /ACE-INSTALL.html | |
| parent | cbfb18cf53e1fc70d48749353e3201baa5f6ebb0 (diff) | |
| download | ATCD-1d1f829823cc65f1d4b1188c1c9aa64444fae8f6.tar.gz | |
added note on enabling multicast on Linux for TAO's NameService
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diff --git a/ACE-INSTALL.html b/ACE-INSTALL.html index 93d601f5df1..8ffeb905fb6 100644 --- a/ACE-INSTALL.html +++ b/ACE-INSTALL.html @@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ for ACE. Ideally, ACE will compile on any POSIX conforming OS. and <code>ace/config_linux_lxpthreads.h</code> platform/config files.<p> + <strong>NOTE:</strong> The TAO NameService uses IP multicasting + by default, though it is not required. IP multicasting is enabled + by default in the RedHat 5.1 kernel. In older distributions, you + can enable it by rebuilding your kernel with CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST + enabled. The ACE config file, <code>ace/config-linux-common.h</code>, + expects IP multicast to be enabled; if not, please comment out + the <code>#define ACE_HAS_IP_MULTICAST</code> before building ACE. + At runtime, there must be a network interface that is up and + supports multicast in order to use it. See the description of + the <code>multicast</code> option in the Linux <code>ifconfig</code> + man page for a bit more information.<p> + With RedHat 5.0, you'll need some <a href="os-patches/linux-patches.html">updates and possibly some patches</a> to get ACE working with LinuxThreads. Some of the patches |