Displaying the Multicast Cache

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Table 10-1 Field Attributes for Multicast route display

Field

Description

 

 

Origin-Subnet

The source address and the number of bits in the subnetwork

From-Gateway

The interface address of the gateway

Metric

The hop count

Tmr

The amount of time, in seconds, since the routing table entry was

 

last reset

In-If1

Interface number on which that gateway is connected. Traffic is

 

expected to originate on this interface.

 

T represents the tunnel; P denotes that a prune has been sent to

 

this tunnel.

Out-If1

Set of interfaces on which the traffic will be flooded out. I repre-

 

sents the interface.

 

 

1In-If and Out-If

Together, these attributes define a Spanning Tree configuration. Interfaces

 

that comprise loops are disabled

 

 

Displaying the Multicast Cache

Top-Level Menu

 

 

system

 

 

 

 

interface

 

 

ethernet

 

 

route

dvmrp

fddi

arp

igmp

atm

atmArpServer

interfaces

bridge

multicast

tunnel

ip

udpHelper

routeDisplay

ipx

routing

cacheDisplay

appletalk

icmpRouterDiscovery

snmp

rip

 

 

analyzer

 

 

ping

 

 

script

 

 

statistics

 

 

logout

 

 

 

 

 

 

The IP multicast cache contains the IP source address and destination address for packets observed on the system. The multicast cache shows you how information is routed over interfaces and ports in your system.

To display all learned routes in the multicast cache:

1From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

ip multicast cacheDisplay

You are prompted for the multicast source address.

2Enter the multicast source subnetwork address. You are prompted for the multicast group address.

3Enter the multicast group address.

The DVMRP status and IGMP status appear on the screen.

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3Com 2500 manual Displaying the Multicast Cache, You are prompted for the multicast source address