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Date:      Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:24:36 -0700
From:      fatty.merchandise677@aceecat.org
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ipfw + igmp
Message-ID:  <EsaT9esKr57tY0Bv@aceecat.org>
In-Reply-To: <20240915163823.00004017@seibercom.net>
References:  <20240915163823.00004017@seibercom.net>

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On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 04:38:23PM GMT, Gerard E. Seibert wrote:

> On FreeBSD, IPFW supports both protocols "ipv6-icmp" and "icmp". It
> also supports "igmp". I do not see any support for IPv6, however. Is
> IPv6 not needed for "igmp"?

wikipedia:

  IGMP is used on IPv4 networks. Multicast management on IPv6 networks
  is handled by Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) which is a part of
  ICMPv6 in contrast to IGMP's bare IP encapsulation.

-- 
Ian



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