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'''Lancast''' allows clients in the same LAN (or VPN) to share their files at a very high speed, providing them with the ability of finding sources and files (keyword searches are available only on ''Lancast version 2;'' the first version of Lancast looks for ed2k hashes only) inside their LAN or VPN. | '''Lancast''' allows clients in the same LAN (or VPN) to share their files at a very high speed, providing them with the ability of finding sources and files (keyword searches are available only on ''Lancast version 2;'' the first version of Lancast looks for ed2k hashes only) inside their LAN or VPN. | ||
− | Lancast does not require an ed2k server and does not implement a LAN/VPN implementation of Kad network. Lancast relies on UDP multicasting (and thus may require IGMP support in the LAN or VPN where the clients reside; people may use UDP multicast streaming features of the [http://wiki.videolan.org/ VLC media player] to | + | Lancast does not require an ed2k server and does not implement a LAN/VPN implementation of Kad network. Lancast relies on UDP multicasting (and thus may require IGMP support in the LAN or VPN where the clients reside; people may use UDP multicast streaming features of the [http://wiki.videolan.org/ VLC media player] to see whether multicasting works in their net). |
It is a common misconception that Lancast uses UDP multicasting also for file transfer. '''In fact, it doesn't!''' Files are served over regular ''(unicast)'' connections. | It is a common misconception that Lancast uses UDP multicasting also for file transfer. '''In fact, it doesn't!''' Files are served over regular ''(unicast)'' connections. | ||
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Lancast is not usable over the Internet since multicast is disabled by 99,9% of all providers (except [http://wiki.videolan.org/MBONE MBONE]) and because Lancast wouldn't bring any speed advantages over ed2k/Kad anyway. | Lancast is not usable over the Internet since multicast is disabled by 99,9% of all providers (except [http://wiki.videolan.org/MBONE MBONE]) and because Lancast wouldn't bring any speed advantages over ed2k/Kad anyway. | ||
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* Lancast version 2 — in [[NeoMule]] since v4.x, | * Lancast version 2 — in [[NeoMule]] since v4.x, | ||
− | * Lancast version 1 — in [http://wikipedia.org/wiki/EMule_Plus eMule Plus] and [[Sivka]]. | + | * Lancast version 1 — in [http://wikipedia.org/wiki/EMule_Plus eMule Plus] and [[Sivka]]. |
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− | + | Lancast is also in the «to do list» of features for the [[Morph Mod]], but is not likely to be implemented soon. | |
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