Examination of a Linux Gui, w/color commentary

[Kevin D. Clark]

Jeff Kinz writes:

> I have seen this type of thing be done in an intelligent and efficient
> fashion.  I prefer the multi-cast model myself - 1 broadcast, goes out
> across the corporate network, and is received by everyone that needs to
> know about it. (Now we're down to n*k xmits. :) ) 

VLANs can help when the protocol in question doesn't support
multicast.

--kevin
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