[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JGRP-1189) Convert IPv4 multicast addresses to IPv6 multicast addresses in an IPv6 stack

Convert IPv4 multicast addresses to IPv6 multicast addresses in an IPv6 stack ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JGRP-1189 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JGRP-1189 Project: JGroups Issue Type: Feature Request Reporter: Bela Ban Assignee: Bela Ban Fix For: 2.10 When we run a config with mcast_addr="239.5.5.5" in an IPv6 stack, then the channel won't be created due to the sanity check exception. Solution: map the IPv4 multicast address to an IPv6 equivalent, e.g. 239.5.5.5 --> FF0e::239.5.5.5, as outlined in [1] [1] http://www.6net.org/publications/standards/draft-venaas-mboned-v4v6mcastg... [2] http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2529.html -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira