Re: complete answer from Roger

Hi xtof and all,

> May I suggest using multicast IP for this purpose so that
> the datagrams just get placed on the network and can be subscribed
> to by any station that wants to participate in the multicast
> group. This will scale very well, potentially beyond the
> local network if the infrastructure supports it. This will
> enable many interesting applications I am sure.
> 
> 73 de xtof on4iy
> 
> PS: no I am no candidate to implement this - however I am sure many
> references applications exist
So am I - I just do not know how to find any.....

> - it is just like opening a "regular"
> socket with agroup target address. See
> http://www.cs.unc.edu/~jeffay/dirt/FAQ/comp249-001-F99/mcast-socket.html
> or the bible of Stevens

My problem is that this is far to cryptic.....

I could spend a lot of time searching the net, but maybe someone
can point me to something a little more novice oriented.
I do not have "the bible of Stevens".

Are there standard applications that I could start (under X11 perhaps)
and that would multicast on my local network - and other applications
that I could run on another computer to receive the data?
Could be a good starting point to learn how to use it.