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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/00-INDEX | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/multicast.txt | 63 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX index 2cc3c7733a2f..1abfff26f8a0 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX @@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ ltpc.txt - the Apple or Farallon LocalTalk PC card driver mac80211-injection.txt - HOWTO use packet injection with mac80211 -multicast.txt - - Behaviour of cards under Multicast multiqueue.txt - HOWTO for multiqueue network device support. netconsole.txt diff --git a/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt b/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt deleted file mode 100644 index b06c8c69266f..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Behaviour of Cards Under Multicast -================================== - -This is how they currently behave, not what the hardware can do--for example, -the Lance driver doesn't use its filter, even though the code for loading -it is in the DEC Lance-based driver. - -The following are requirements for multicasting ------------------------------------------------ -AppleTalk Multicast hardware filtering not important but - avoid cards only doing promisc -IP-Multicast Multicast hardware filters really help -IP-MRoute AllMulti hardware filters are of no help - - -Board Multicast AllMulti Promisc Filter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -3c501 YES YES YES Software -3c503 YES YES YES Hardware -3c505 YES NO YES Hardware -3c507 NO NO NO N/A -3c509 YES YES YES Software -3c59x YES YES YES Software -ac3200 YES YES YES Hardware -apricot YES PROMISC YES Hardware -arcnet NO NO NO N/A -at1700 PROMISC PROMISC YES Software -atp PROMISC PROMISC YES Software -cs89x0 YES YES YES Software -de4x5 YES YES YES Hardware -de600 NO NO NO N/A -de620 PROMISC PROMISC YES Software -depca YES PROMISC YES Hardware -dmfe YES YES YES Software(*) -e2100 YES YES YES Hardware -eepro YES PROMISC YES Hardware -eexpress NO NO NO N/A -ewrk3 YES PROMISC YES Hardware -hp-plus YES YES YES Hardware -hp YES YES YES Hardware -hp100 YES YES YES Hardware -ibmtr NO NO NO N/A -ioc3-eth YES YES YES Hardware -lance YES YES YES Software(#) -ne YES YES YES Hardware -ni52 <------------------ Buggy ------------------> -ni65 YES YES YES Software(#) -seeq NO NO NO N/A -sgiseek <------------------ Buggy ------------------> -smc-ultra YES YES YES Hardware -sunlance YES YES YES Hardware -tulip YES YES YES Hardware -wavelan YES PROMISC YES Hardware -wd YES YES YES Hardware -xirc2ps_cs YES YES YES Hardware -znet YES YES YES Software - - -PROMISC = This multicast mode is in fact promiscuous mode. Avoid using -cards who go PROMISC on any multicast in a multicast kernel. - -(#) = Hardware multicast support is not used yet. -(*) = Hardware support for Davicom 9132 chipset only. |