I assume you meant IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP? IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP is IPv4 only. MCAST_JOIN_GROUP is protocol independent. This may be clearer if you look at include/linux/in6.h Bjørn _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies