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CONFIGURING AND MANAGING

 

 

IGMP SNOOPING

 

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping controls multicast

 

traffic on a WX switch by forwarding packets for a multicast group only

 

on the ports that are connected to members of the group. A multicast

 

group is a set of IP hosts that receive traffic addressed to a specific Class D

 

IP address, the group address.

 

 

Overview

The WX switch listens for multicast packets and maintains a table of

 

multicast groups, as well as their sources and receivers, based on the

 

traffic. IGMP snooping is enabled by default.

 

You can configure IGMP snooping parameters and enable or disable the

 

feature on an individual VLAN basis.

 

The current software version supports IGMP versions 1 and 2.

Disabling or Reenabling IGMP Snooping

IGMP snooping is enabled by default. To disable or reenable the feature, use the following command:

set igmp {enable disable} [vlan vlan-id]

If you do not specify a VLAN ID, the change is applied to all VLANs on the WX switch.

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3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A, WXR100 3CRWXR10095A manual Disabling or Reenabling Igmp Snooping, IP address, the group address
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WX1200 3CRWX120695A, WX4400 3CRWX440095A, WXR100 3CRWXR10095A, WX2200 3CRWX220095A specifications

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