JANET Multicast Beacon |
These configuration notes are for administrators wishing to connect to the JANET dbeacon servers.
The current version of software is 0.3.9 see the
For all dbeacon installations the following options need to be given on the command line:
| Server Name: | -n <a short text string>, eg:- A name for your beacon. | -n "UK University. Operations" (Do not use commas or the / charaters) |
| Email Contact: | -a "email" | |
| Data Directory: | -d /path/to/put/output/files |
| Protcol: | -4 or -6 | (Defaults to -4) |
| ASM Group(IPv4): | -b 233.3.18.5/30185 | |
| SSM Group(IPv4): | -S 232.2.3.2/10000 | |
| --or-- | ||
| ASM Group(IPv6): | -b ff1e::1:f00d:beac/10000 | |
| SSM Group(IPv6): | -S ff3e::bea0/10000 | |
You can run both ASM and SSM from one dbeacon instance.
If you want to run both IPv4 and IPv6, you must run a seperate instance of
the dbeacon software for each.
For a full list of the options available, consult the manual page after you have installed dbeacon.
Running ASM should work from most sites without complications as long as you have configured your routers to support multicast. SSM should also work, but it does require your routers to also support IGMPv3.
These pages are for development only, and may not keep pace with any changes in the dbeacon software. If you have problems with your installation, you will need to refer to the installation guide that comes with the software.
JANET(UK), Nov 2010