On 2/27/11 12:50 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
> On 02/27/11 9:16 AM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Is there any difference in efficiency in how well the NIC hardware filters the
>> assigned addresses?
>
> NIC's work in MAC addresses, not IP.
Sort-of. Most NICs know enough about IPv4 multicast to at least help filter
unwanted addresses without bothering the CPU.
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