[Xorp-users] IGMP Proxy

[Pavlin Radoslavov]

> Hi,
> 
> I have a need for a box that can do the following.
>                          [        The Box                              ]
> IGMPv2 Host  -> [ IGMPv2 Router  -> IGMPv3 Host ] -> IGMPv3 Router.
> 
> Essentially, I have a IGMPv3 Router can cannot do IGMPv2, and I need
> to link this with an IGMPv2 only capable Host.
> 
> Would a stand alone xorp box be able to do this, or would it not be
> able to perform the upstream side IGMP messages, but instead try to do
> PIM-SM over the upstream interface.

No, unfortunately you cannot use XORP as an IGMP proxy.
You could use it only as a PIM-SM router.

Are you sure that your IGMPv3 router doesn't support IGMPv2?
By definition (see RFC-3376) IGMPv2 is a subset of IGMPv3 so
probably it is a question of just configuring that router?

Pavlin