Re: ip mroute considered a static route?

Thanks everyone for the comments, very helpful.

I hadn't considered #4!

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Scott Morris <smorris_at_ine.com> wrote:

> Well... Consider what your options are. In case you have an RPF
> failure...
>
> 1. Pick interfaces that don't cause an RPF failure (possible, but not
> always within the parameters of your lab, they may require specific
> interfaces)
> 2. Use static mroute (hence our discussion, may not be allowed)
> 3. Go change your IGP to avoid RPF failure (NOT recommended as you already
> have your IGP points. Be VERY careful if going down this path)
> 4. Use MBGP's ipv4 multicast address-family (Not part of the v3 blueprint,
> but entirely possible in v4)
>
> But just like Joe said, an "ip mroute" has NOTHING to do with static
> routing. If I were told no, I would carefully consider #1 and #3 above and
> then go challenge the proctor. (Nicely, of course)
>
> HTH,
>
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