Dedicated Windows Server with Multicasting?

Hello,

Does anyone know of a dedicated Windows server service on the Internet that
supports multicasting? And is multicasting the best, more efficient, and
most practical way to transmit data to large numbers of internet clients?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Steve

"Steve Planck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message...
>Hello,

>Does anyone know of a dedicated Windows server service on the Internet that
>supports multicasting? And is multicasting the >best, more efficient, and
>most practical way to transmit data to large numbers of internet clients?

>Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, Windows Server 2003 does support multicasting. See the online Help
under RRAS or go here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...6953a8c9d.mspx

I would agree that multicasting is the best, more efficient, and most
practical way to transmit data to large numbers of internet clients. But
there are a number of hardware vendors (Cisco, Nortel, etc...) who will
claim that their equipment is the best. :-)

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Todd J Heron, MCSE
Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA
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So you can do multicasting through Windows Server 2003 without any kind of
special internet connection? I am looking for a dedicated server that is
hosted by a third part company that I can subscribe to and use multicasting
through a .NET application. Any ideas?

"Todd J Heron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Steve Planck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message...
>>Hello,
>
>>Does anyone know of a dedicated Windows server service on the Internet
>>that
>>supports multicasting? And is multicasting the >best, more efficient, and
>>most practical way to transmit data to large numbers of internet clients?
>
>>Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Yes, Windows Server 2003 does support multicasting. See the online Help
> under RRAS or go here:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...6953a8c9d.mspx
>
> I would agree that multicasting is the best, more efficient, and most
> practical way to transmit data to large numbers of internet clients. But
> there are a number of hardware vendors (Cisco, Nortel, etc...) who will
> claim that their equipment is the best. :-)
>
> --
> Todd J Heron, MCSE
> Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights
>