multicasting PING in an area

hi all,
we are implementing OSPF routing protocol in linux systems.
we have to implement hello protocol for this.
hello periodically probes the neighbours to find out which neighbours
are up.
for this we are using ping.

can we broadcast the ping ICMP packets to all systems in a network?
wat are the basic network requirements to do this?(do network
explicitly has to support broadcast capability?)

can we use 224.0.0.x address multicast IP address?

just pinging to this IP is enough?

waiting for u r reply
Manu

On 26 Mar 2006 19:12:17 -0800, "manu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>can we use 224.0.0.x address multicast IP address?
No
>
>just pinging to this IP is enough?
No

There are documents called RFCs, go read some.

Grant.
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Memory fault -- brain fried

manu <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> we are implementing OSPF routing protocol in linux systems.

As an exercise? If not, what's wrong with using zebra?
Chris

thnx for the info guys.

which RFC r u takin abt?
i request please post the no(eg. rfc 1583).

no sir ,
not an excercise.
we are trying to actually implement OSPF in c on linux platform. so
cannot use zebra.

manu wrote:
> thnx for the info guys.
>
> which RFC r u takin abt?

Would you please write complete sentences and words
so that us foreigners could understand. Also, capitals
at the start of sentences could help readability.

> i request please post the no(eg. rfc 1583).

Are you not intending to do any of your work yourself?

A quick Googling for 'ospf rfc' got about million hits in no time,
with the first hit pretty good.

> we are trying to actually implement OSPF in c on linux platform. so
> cannot use zebra.

AFAIK, Zebra runs on Linux, so what's the matter?

Re-inventing the wheel?

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Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi

manu <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> we are trying to actually implement OSPF in c on linux platform. so
> cannot use zebra.

Why should you want to reinvent the wheel?
Chris

Hi all,
Its not re-inventing the wheel,
rather its learning to invent the wheel. I am still a student, i am new
to this.
I am not yet accomlpished or "learnt everything" in this field.
Please bear with this ignorant guy and help him walk towards the light
of knowledge.
thanking u for u r advice,
Manohar.S(Manu)

manu <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Its not re-inventing the wheel,
> rather its learning to invent the wheel. I am still a student, i am new
> to this.

On Debian you can "apt-get src quagga" and look through the source.
Chris