Chapter 25 Configuring IPv6 MLD Snooping

Configuring IPv6 MLD Snooping

Enabling or Disabling MLD Snooping

By default, IPv6 MLD snooping is globally disabled on the switch and enabled on all VLANs. When MLD snooping is globally disabled, it is also disabled on all VLANs. When you globally enable MLD snooping, the VLAN configuration overrides the global configuration. That is, MLD snooping is enabled only on VLAN interfaces in the default state (enabled).

You can enable and disable MLD snooping on a per-VLAN basis or for a range of VLANs, but if you globally disable MLD snooping, it is disabled in all VLANs. If global snooping is enabled, you can enable or disable VLAN snooping.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to globally enable MLD snooping on the switch:

 

Command

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

 

 

ipv6 mld snooping

Globally enable MLD snooping on the switch.

Step 3

 

 

end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 4

 

 

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

 

 

 

To globally disable MLD snooping on the switch, use the no ipv6 mld snooping global configuration command.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable MLD snooping on a VLAN.

Note When the IPv6 multicast router is a Catalyst 6500 switch and you are using extended VLANs (in the range 1006 to 4094), IPv6 MLD snooping must be enabled on the extended VLAN on the Catalyst 6500 switch in order for the Catalyst 3750-E or 3560-E switch to receive queries on the VLAN. For normal-range VLANs (1 to 1005), it is not necessary to enable IPv6 MLD snooping on the VLAN on the Catalyst 6500 switch.

 

Command

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

 

 

ipv6 mld snooping

Globally enable MLD snooping on the switch.

Step 3

 

 

ipv6 mld snooping vlan vlan-id

Enable MLD snooping on the VLAN.The VLAN ID range is 1 to

 

 

1001 and 1006 to 4094.

 

 

Note MLD snooping must be globally enabled for VLAN snooping

 

 

to be enabled.

Step 4

 

 

end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 5

 

 

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

 

 

 

To disable MLD snooping on a VLAN interface, use the no ipv6 mld snooping vlan vlan-idglobal configuration command for the specified VLAN number.

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