MBONE Applications and Tools for UNIX

These tools and applications allow you to participate in MBONE events using UNIX platforms.

SD (Session Directory) SD is getting obsolete but is production quality. I suggest you get it in case you run into problems with the session directory tool I recommend (SDR). SD can be obtained at ftp.ee.lbl.gov under /conferencing/sd/ and the files are named *.tar.Z, where the star represents an operating system name. Documentation relative to installation is included.
SDR (Session Directory) This is the one I recommend, but it is only an alpha release and may have a few bugs. SDR is available at bells.cs.ucl.ac.uk in /mice/sdr and the file is named sdr.*.V2.1a8.gz, where the star represents an operating system name and number.
MMCC (Session Directory, an alternate one) MMCC is stored at ftp.isi.edu in /confctrl/mmcc/, and the files are named mmcc-*.tar.Z, where the * represents an operating system name.
VAT (Audio Tool, I recommend this one) Vat can be obtained from ftp.ee.lbl.gov in /conferencing/vat/, and the files are named *.tar.Z, where the star represents an operating system name. The file contains documentation relative to installation.
NEVOT (Audio tool, an alternate one) NEVOT can be obtained from gaia.cs.umass.edu in /pub/hgschulz/nevot/. The files are named nevot-3.32-*.tar.gz, where the star represents an operating system name.
NV (Video tool, one of two that are mandatory) NV is available at parcftp.xerox.com in /pub/net-research/nv-3.3beta. The files are named nvbin-*, where the star represents an operating system name and version number. The file contains documentation relative to installation.
VIC (Video tool, the second that is mandatory) VIC is available at ftp.ee.lbl.gov in /conferencing/vat/. The files are named *-vicbin-2.6.tar.Z, where the star represents an operating system name. The file contains documentation relative to installation.
IVS (Video tool, an alternate one) IVS can be obtained from zenon.inria.fr in /rodeo/ivs/last_version/. The files are named Ivs3.5-*.Tar.Gz where the star represents a version number, an operating system name.
WB (Whiteboard, the only one that exists) WB is available at ftp.ee.lbl.gov /conferencing/wb/. The files are named *-wb-1.59.tar.Z, where the star represents an operating system version name.
IMM (Image downloader and) IMM is stored at ftp.hawaii.edu in /paccom/imm-3.3/. The files are named imm-*.tar.Z, where the star represents an operating system name.
RAT (Audio tool, an alternate one) RAT is available at bells.cs.ucl.ac.uk in /mice/rat. The files are named rat-2.0a2.*.tar.gz where the star represents an operating system name.
MUMBLE (Text tool) MUMBLE is available at these two sites in the same directory: ftp.denet.dk and bells.cs.ucl.ac.uk in /pub/videoconference/mumble. The files are named mumble_*.tar.gz, where the star represents an operating system name.

The following are MBONE management tools:

Traceroute. Traceroute comes with most flavors of UNIX. You can get traceroute for Solaris 2.* from opcom.sun.ca in /tars/, and the file to get is traceroute.sol2.tar.gz. Traceroute for Linux can be obtained from ftp.funet.fi in /pub/Linux/kernel/src/. The file to get is named traceroute.
Mtrace. Mtrace comes with the mrouted 3.8 package. See the Multicast Router Software part of this appendix.
Netstat. Netstat comes with every flavor of UNIX.
Mlisten and mprocess. Mlisten and mprocess are two special cases. They can't be obtained from ftp, but they can be downloaded from a web site. A Web browser is required, but it doesn't need to be a graphical one. Go to http://www.cc.gatech.edu/computing/Telecomm/mbone/ You will be presented with the latest mlisten and mprocess news. The Web page contains a few more links to other documents, two of which contain mlisten and mprocess.
Mrinfo. Mrinfo comes with the mrouted 3.8 package. See the Multicast Router Software part of this appendix.

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