Re: IP6 Anyone?

[Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/27/11 12:50 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 02/27/11 9:16 AM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Is there any difference in efficiency in how well the NIC hardware filters the
>> assigned addresses?
>
> NIC's work in MAC addresses, not IP.

Sort-of.  Most NICs know enough about IPv4 multicast to at least help filter 
unwanted addresses without bothering the CPU.

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   Les Mikesell
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