2005-05-23 10:26:03 +02:00
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mdd stands for multicast data dump. It was designed for distributing
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2004-12-24 17:51:33 +01:00
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a file using multicast. The primary goal was to replicate a hard disk
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image on all the workstations of a computer room at the same time.
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The protocol used is rather simple and will not make any effort to avoid
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flooding your network. IGMP-snooping enabled switches are advised.
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2005-03-29 09:15:52 +02:00
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WARNING: this tool is designed to operate on a private LAN where no
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2005-05-23 10:26:03 +02:00
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congestion occurs. It has no rate limiting feature, which makes it
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2005-03-29 09:15:52 +02:00
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unsuitable for use on the Internet. Do not try to use it outside of
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a private LAN, it will attempt to eat all your bandwidth to flood the
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multicast group you send data to.
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