3Com 10002211 manual Disabling Multicast Interfaces, Enabling Multicast Interfaces

Administering IP Multicast Interfaces A-5

Disabling Multicast Interfaces

Top-Level Menu 1

system		interface
ethernet
fddi		route	dvmrp	display
tokenring		arp	igmp		2
bridge	➧multicast		➧interface enable
➧ip		udpHelper	tunnel	➧disable
ipx		routing	routeDisplay
appletalk		rip	cacheDisplay
snmp
analyzer		ping
script		statistics			3
logout

To disable multicast routing on an interface:

From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

ip multicast interface disable

Enter the slot(s) of the switching module for which you want to disable a multicast interface.

Select IP stack by slot (2,3,7,9-12all) [12]:

Enter the index number of the IP interface you want to disable.

Enter an IP interface index {1-2}:

Enabling Multicast Interfaces

Top-Level Menu

system		interface				1
ethernet
fddi		route		dvmrp
		arp		igmp	display
tokenring
bridge	➧multicast		➧interface➧enable			2
➧ip		udpHelper		tunnel	disable
ipx		routing		routeDisplay
				cacheDisplay
appletalk
		rip
snmp
		ping
analyzer						3
		statistics
script
logout
						4
						5
						6

The interface is disabled.

Multicast routing is enabled on all existing IP interfaces when you have not specifically disabled it. You can use this option to change the characteristics of an existing interface or to enable an interface that you had previously disabled.

To enable a multicast interface or modify the multicast characteristics of an existing IP interface:

From the top level of the Administration console, enter:

ip multicast interface enable

Enter the slot of the switching module for which you want to enable a multicast interface.

Enter the index number(s) of the interface(s) you want to enable.

Enter the DVMRP metric value of the chosen interface(s).

Enter the Time To Live (TTL) threshold of the chosen interface(s).

Enter the rate limit of the chosen interface(s).