Re: Multicast

I agree with Mr. Morris here, but you need to go back and make sure you have
a clear understanding of what a multicast routing protocol is and is not.
IGMP is a join/leave protocol for joining or leaving multicast groups. A
routing protocol would be PIM.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com> wrote:

> Ummmm... Both?
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> IGMP Snooping is a switches capability to WATCH FOR (and snoop) IGMP
> packets. If you aren't running IGMP, it's kinda hard to snoop for it. ;)
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> The better answer would be to look at the function of each protocol
> involved! That will help you answer it yourself!
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> > Which multicast routing protocol is used in multi-vendor switching
> > environment?
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> > My doubt is IGMP or IGMP Snooping
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