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IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS z/OS Communications Server: IP Sockets Application Programming Interface Guide and Reference SC27-3660-00 |
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The IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS socket option allows the application to primarily limit the lifetime of the packet in the Internet and prevent it from circulating indefinitely. The default value is 1, meaning multicast is available only to the local subnet. Figure 1 illustrates the use of IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS by the use of the SETSOCKOPT and GETSOCKOPT APIs. Figure 1. IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS
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