Mcast Syntax

mcast [/send] /srcs:sourceaddress /grps:groupaddress [/intvl:[packetinterval]] [/numpkts:[numberpackets]] [/ttl:[timetolive]] [/pktsize:[packetsize]] [/intf:[interfaceaddress]]

mcast /recv /grps:groupaddress [/dump:[packettype]] [/runtime:[duration]] [/intf:[interfaceaddress]]

Where:

/send

sends packets.

/srcs:sourceaddress

specifies the source addresses for the packets; this is a mandatory argument if /recv is not specified.

/grps:groupaddress

specifies the multicast group address to which packets should be sent or from which packets should be received; this is a mandatory argument.

/intvl:[packetinterval]

specifies the interval between sent packets, in milliseconds; the default setting is 10.

/numpkts:[numberpackets]

specifies the number of packets to be sent from each source address provided to each group address provided; the default setting is 100.

/ttl:[timetolive]

specifies the time-to-live value of sent packets; the default setting is 5.

/pktsize:[packetsize]

specifies the size of sent packets in bytes; the default setting is 256.

/intf:[interfaceaddress]

specifies the local interface to bind; the default setting is the default local interface.

/recv

listens for packets.

/dump:[packettype]

dumps the contents of received packets of packettype, where valid settings are:

1 - bad packets
2 - good packets
3 - all packets

The default setting is no dump.

/runtime:[duration]

specifies the duration for which Mcast should run in minutes; the default setting is infinite.