Hello, I work as a teaching fellow in Telecommunications, teaching small-time network management and network programming.
I am currently trying to learn more about multicast (IPv4 now, v6 later), in preparation for teaching multicast programming half way through the second semester. However, in the course we won't be connected to the internet, so I'm using my own home network to advance my understanding.
A very small part of NZ's Network is Multicast Enabled (a few sites connected to APE are peering with each other via MBGP), but the (as far as I know) the Multicast link from Attica to the rest of the world stopped quite a while ago .
I have a few questions about the current state of affairs wrt ISPs and content in New Zealand.
1) What broadband (and dial-up, for completeness) ISPs are multicast capable/friendly? Particularly Orcon, since our flat has just moved there.
As Telecom's IPNET and Jetstart/Jetsteam Network is not Multicast Enabled (I have asked them about it in the past). Its quite hard to give all users Multicast Access. Multicasting Enablding an ISP's network is quite "complex" as all devices from the end user -> the internet have to be multicast Enabled .
2) What is needed to activate it at the users end (anything they need to do with mbone etc), or does the ISP deal with that?
As Windows/MacOS/Linux is already Multicast Enabled then nothing much on the users end.
3) Is there much in the way of content available?
If you are connected then there ain't much other than geek type stuff.
4) Are there issues with NAT??? (I have a Nokia M1122 doing NAT, with
Linux
router/firewall behind it)
Or alternatively, is there any documentation that answers these questions in the New Zealand environment. (If not, I'd be willing to help write/test.)
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