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Hi, am trying to use a multicast socket in an application but I constantly get this exception; java.net.SocketException: error setting options. I have failed to find its cause and how to solve it. Pliz help (what could be causing it, and how can i solve it?
thanx.

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Show us the relevant code

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i have noticed that the problem only comes up when i try to run it offline.
How can i successfully test a multicast prog when offline. am using windows xp.

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I got the solution. I just installed the Loop back adapter and was able to run it offline. More info about the Loopback adapter one can just check: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839013

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