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+Behaviour of Cards Under Multicast
+==================================
+
+This is how they currently behave, not what the hardware can do--for example,
+the Lance driver doesn't use its filter, even though the code for loading
+it is in the DEC Lance-based driver.
+
+The following are requirements for multicasting
+-----------------------------------------------
+AppleTalk Multicast hardware filtering not important but
+ avoid cards only doing promisc
+IP-Multicast Multicast hardware filters really help
+IP-MRoute AllMulti hardware filters are of no help
+
+
+Board Multicast AllMulti Promisc Filter
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+3c501 YES YES YES Software
+3c503 YES YES YES Hardware
+3c505 YES NO YES Hardware
+3c507 NO NO NO N/A
+3c509 YES YES YES Software
+3c59x YES YES YES Software
+ac3200 YES YES YES Hardware
+apricot YES PROMISC YES Hardware
+arcnet NO NO NO N/A
+at1700 PROMISC PROMISC YES Software
+atp PROMISC PROMISC YES Software
+cs89x0 YES YES YES Software
+de4x5 YES YES YES Hardware
+de600 NO NO NO N/A
+de620 PROMISC PROMISC YES Software
+depca YES PROMISC YES Hardware
+dmfe YES YES YES Software(*)
+e2100 YES YES YES Hardware
+eepro YES PROMISC YES Hardware
+eexpress NO NO NO N/A
+ewrk3 YES PROMISC YES Hardware
+hp-plus YES YES YES Hardware
+hp YES YES YES Hardware
+hp100 YES YES YES Hardware
+ibmtr NO NO NO N/A
+ioc3-eth YES YES YES Hardware
+lance YES YES YES Software(#)
+ne YES YES YES Hardware
+ni52 <------------------ Buggy ------------------>
+ni65 YES YES YES Software(#)
+seeq NO NO NO N/A
+sgiseek <------------------ Buggy ------------------>
+sk_g16 NO NO YES N/A
+smc-ultra YES YES YES Hardware
+sunlance YES YES YES Hardware
+tulip YES YES YES Hardware
+wavelan YES PROMISC YES Hardware
+wd YES YES YES Hardware
+xirc2ps_cs YES YES YES Hardware
+znet YES YES YES Software
+
+
+PROMISC = This multicast mode is in fact promiscuous mode. Avoid using
+cards who go PROMISC on any multicast in a multicast kernel.
+
+(#) = Hardware multicast support is not used yet.
+(*) = Hardware support for Davicom 9132 chipset only.