MCAST(1-NEW)

NAME
mcast - Add and Delete Multicast Addresses

SYNOPSIS
/etc/mcast [ -options ] device

DESCRIPTION
Mcast adds and deletes multicast addresses that the host system will accept. These are ethernet addresses in which the first byte is odd. Note that this does not include ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff, which is the broadcast address.

OPTIONS

-a etheraddress
    Adds etheraddress to multicast addresses being accepted.

-d etheraddress
    Deletes etheraddress from multicast addresses being accepted.

PARAMETERS

device
    is the device name that is to be used to add or delete address. Note that the address list is global to all interfaces. Usually, /dev/dlpi is used as the device.

EXAMPLES

mcast -a 1:2:3:4:5:6 /dev/dlpi
    mcast -d 5:5:5:5:5:5 /dev/dlpi

DIAGNOSTICS
The error messages are the standard operating system messages.