How can I use Jini on my network if my routers don't support multicast?
Created May 4, 2012
Multicast is used in two places in Jini: during lookup discovery and lookup announcement.
Lookup discovery, the protocol for finding available lookup services, can also be accomplished using unicast UDP packets. This unicast discovery protocol loses some of the benefits of using multicast, because lookup service clients must know a priori where the lookup servers are located. This is usually used for more static installations, or to bridge network segments where multicast can't go.