Re: Multicast Flow - IE Advanced Technology Labs - PIM Dense

From: Radoslav Vasilev (deckland@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 27 2006 - 12:35:27 ART


Hi Mohamed,

Or if you are lazy (like me), try to ping from the sender switch using
Record Route IP option (extended ping). You should see it on the
downstream switch without mroute-cache disabled.

Rado

On 9/26/06, Mohamed Saeed <mohamed_saeed2@rayacorp.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> PIM dense mode multicast was presented on one of the IE Advanced
> Technology Labs. The setup consists of a switch simulating a multicast
> sender (implemented by RTR), another switch simulating multicast
> receiver (implemented by enforcing the switch interface to join the
> multicast group) and a cloud of intermediate routers.
>
>
>
> Every thing is going fine with me in this setup. The multicast tree is
> built normally and I was able to apply all the tests on this lab. What I
> am asking about is that how I could test that the multicast traffic is
> moving normally from the source to the receiver.
>
>
>
> Using "debug ip packet" on the sending switch, I was able to see
> multicast packets sourced from the switch outgoing interface and
> destined to the multicast group. Using "debug ip packet" on the
> receiving switch, I did not see the multicast packets received. Also on
> any intermediate router in the tree I could not see the multicast feed
> flowing.
>
>
>
> However, when I ping the multicast group address from the source switch,
> I could see the receiving switch replies.
>
>
>
> Am I doing something wrong here in this test? Have anyone other testing
> method?
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Mohamed Saeed, CCNP - CCIP
>
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