Re: IPv6 isn't a very good solution?
"except broadcast is removed in favor of multicast"
With very good reason. Broadcast packets caused _EVERYTHING_ on the lan to have to stop and listen
That's why NetBEUI only works ok when there are only 10 or fewer machines on the network. Back in the day you could SEE when someone else was doing file transfers as your desktop would slow to a crawl as the computer processed and dumped the wire broadcast packets
Biting the hand that feeds IT
