Re: [boost] asio ipv6 anycast

Subject: Re: [boost] asio ipv6 anycast
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-10 10:54:01

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Julian Faude <julian.faude_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am working on a project which depends on IPv6 anycast. In linux IPv6
> anycast is available through a socket options called IPV6_JOIN_ANYCAST and
> IPV6_LEAVE_ANYCAST. Like the multicast option it's based on the ipv6_mreq
> struct.
> If I'm not mistaken there is no ipv6 anycast socket option in asio. Am I
> right? Is anybody working on it?

I don't know, but you can always use the native member function of
asio sockets to set those options without asio support.

Olaf