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diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.2.11/linux/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt linux/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-Behaviour of cards under Multicast. This is how they currently 
-behave not what the hardware can do - i.e. the lance driver doesn't
-use its filter, even though the code for loading it is in the DEC
-lance based driver.
+Behaviour of Cards Under Multicast
+==================================
 
-The following multicast requirements are needed
+This is how they currently behave, not what the hardware can do--for example,
+the Lance driver doesn't use its filter, even though the code for loading
+it is in the DEC Lance-based driver.
+
+The following are requirements for multicasting 
 -----------------------------------------------
-Appletalk	Multicast	hardware filtering not important but
+AppleTalk	Multicast	hardware filtering not important but
 				 avoid cards only doing promisc
 IP-Multicast	Multicast	hardware filters really help
 IP-MRoute	AllMulti	hardware filters are of no help

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