akash

I am trying 2 different computer to communicate with each other.

udpsend object nor mxj net.udp.send object seem to work...

What i want to do is computer A to multicast some data

computer b ,c etc over the same wifi network to receive the data.

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I got 2 computer to communicate with each other using the very same udpsend object. How do u multicast ie once computer broadcasting messages and 'n' computers on the same wifi network receive the messages

Udpsend and udprecieve work perfectly over a network , you do have a chance of dropped bits due to it not checking the incoming packets but it is the fastest and easiest way to set things up, a lot of people who have trouble with those objects don't read the help file.

Udpsend (needs ip address of receiving computer eg. 127.0.0.2 and then a port number. Some port numbers are reserved with computers but starting at 8000 is a safe bet

Udpreceive only needs the same port number, no i.p address. bam. good to go.

I use over 60 instances from one computer to another and it works like a charm.

Udpsend and udprecieve work perfectly over a network , you do have a chance of dropped bits due to it not checking the incoming packets but it is the fastest and easiest way to set things up, a lot of people who have trouble with those objects don't read the help file.
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Udpsend (needs ip address of receiving computer eg. 127.0.0.2 and then a port number. Some port numbers are reserved with computers but starting at 8000 is a safe bet
Udpreceive only needs the same port number, no i.p address. bam. good to go.
I use over 60 instances from one computer to another and it works like a charm.


As far as I understood the question was not about multiple [udpsend]/[udpreceive] between 2 computers but about broadcasting messages to all computers in the network from one.

[mxj net.maxhole] can do that. Also [udpsend 255.255.255.255 PORTNUMBER] should work...

Well if its over two computers or 5 it doesn't matter if he just wants ease of use.

The data can all be be packed together and unpacked at the receiving end.

I think for a beginner its way easier to set up two to four udpsend and then just have the corresponding udprecieve object on each computer.

Well if its over two computers or 5 it doesn't matter if he just wants ease of use.
 The data can all be be packed together and unpacked at the receiving end.
I think for a beginner its way easier to set up two to four udpsend and then just have the corresponding udprecieve object on each computer.


.... but you need to enter all ip addresses each time the setup changes. When using dynamic IP (which practically all routers do by default) it might even change without changing the setup after restarting computers. To be honest i don't think this is easier than just a net.maxhole in each patch and don't have to configure anything!

... but Java externals seem generally problematic, at least on Mac.

https://cycling74.com/forums/net-maxhole-not-working-on-osx-mavericks/

I didn't know about the net.maxhole problem on Mac.

What is true: in order to use Java in Max on Macs one needs the Java for OS X package from Apple. Oracle Java is not supported.

I haven't used net.maxhole in a while. this made me curious if the bug was fixed meanwhile.

Definately a point for going with udpsend. Thanks for the info.

I didn't know about the net.maxhole problem on Mac.
What is true: in order to use  Java in Max on Macs one needs the Java for OS X  package from Apple. Oracle Java is not supported.
I haven't used net.maxhole in a while. this made me curious if the bug was fixed meanwhile.
Definately a point for going with udpsend. Thanks for the info.


past 2 days udpsend seems to work flawlessly but only from A to B.... 255.255.255.255 and 127.0.0.1 is not reliable....

Thank you man.... can u guys also provide net.maxhole example... ie from Computer A to 'n' computers...

it is pretty straight forward: just put a [mxj net.maxhole] in the patcg of each computer. what you send to the inlet of one instance comes out of the outlets of all others.

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