Re: IGMP join-group vs static-group

Masroor,

Where your hosts do not support IGMP but wish to receive multicast traffic.
Guess this happens if you have lazy application admins or there is some kind
of firewall blocking IGMP somewhere on the segment / host

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 4:55 PM, GAURAV MADAN <gauravmadan1177_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Spot on garry :)
>
> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:43 PM, garry baker <baker.garry_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipmulti/command/reference/imc_02.html#wp1048059
> >
> > "When you configure the *ip igmp static-group* command, packets to the
> group
> > are fast-switched out the interface"
> >
> > so use the static-group when you always want the group to be avaliable
> but
> > do not want the router interface to be a member and respond to the group
> > address
> >
> >
> > --
> > Garry L. Baker
> >
> > "There is no 'patch' for stupidity." - www.sqlsecurity.com
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 11:04 AM, masroor ali <masror.ali_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> hi,
> >>
> >> ip igmp join-group
> >> ip igmp static-group
> >>
> >> As these above command are used for testing purposes, the join-command
> is
> >> used where we need response for testing, e.g ping, but where would we
> use
> >> the static-group command?
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Masroor Ali
> >>
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