[Xorp-users] Upstream MRIB nexthop (RP) UNKNOWN

Achmad Husni Thamrin ahthamrin@gmail.com
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:06:07 +0900


Dear All,

I use XORP for PIM-SM only. On my FreeBSD, the MRIB entries are coming
from the kernel routing table as below.

DestPrefix         NextHopRouter   VifName VifIndex MetricPref Metric
10.1.1.0/24        10.1.1.100      fxp1    1                 0      0
10.10.1.0/24       10.1.1.1        fxp1    1               254  65535
10.20.1.0/24       10.20.1.1       fxp0    0                 0      0

I am wondering why the Upstream MRIB next hop (RP) is always UNKNOWN?

Below is the (truncated) results of show pim join. (I typed the line numbers)

Thank you,
-husni-

   Group           Source          RP              Flags
 1 239.18.100.100  0.0.0.0         10.10.1.1       WC
 2     Upstream interface (RP):   fxp1
 3     Upstream MRIB next hop (RP): UNKNOWN
 4     Upstream RPF'(*,G):        10.1.1.1
 5     Upstream state:            Joined
 6     Join timer:                41

...

   Group           Source          RP              Flags
 7 239.18.100.100  10.20.1.20      10.10.1.1       SG_RPT DirectlyConnectedS
 8     Upstream interface (S):    fxp0
 9     Upstream interface (RP):   fxp1
10     Upstream MRIB next hop (RP): UNKNOWN
11     Upstream RPF'(S,G,rpt):    10.1.1.1
12     Upstream state:            Pruned

...

   Group           Source          RP              Flags
13 239.18.100.100  10.10.1.10      10.10.1.1       SG SPT
14     Upstream interface (S):    fxp1
15     Upstream interface (RP):   fxp1
16     Upstream MRIB next hop (RP): UNKNOWN
17     Upstream MRIB next hop (S):  10.1.1.1
18     Upstream RPF'(S,G):        10.1.1.1
19     Upstream state:            Joined
20     Join timer:                56

...

   Group           Source          RP              Flags
21 239.18.100.100  10.20.1.20      10.10.1.1       SG SPT DirectlyConnectedS
22     Upstream interface (S):    fxp0
23     Upstream interface (RP):   fxp1
24     Upstream MRIB next hop (RP): UNKNOWN
25     Upstream MRIB next hop (S):  UNKNOWN
26     Upstream RPF'(S,G):        UNKNOWN
27     Upstream state:            Joined
28     Register state:            RegisterPrune RegisterCouldRegister
29     Join timer:                38