[Xorp-users] Fw: Re: problem with traffic replication in multicast routing

[Ben Greear]

On 04/16/2010 01:49 AM, Miroslav Todorovic wrote:
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> --- On *Thu, 4/15/10, Miroslav Todorovic /<miro_todorovic at yahoo.com>/*
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>     From: Miroslav Todorovic <miro_todorovic at yahoo.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Xorp-users] problem with traffic replication in
>     multicast routing
>     To: "Ben Greear" <greearb at candelatech.com>
>     Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 3:59 PM
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>     I think you are absolutely right. I've tried to shut the router down
>     and noticed that streaming still exists. Probably switch is taking
>     control of routing, and there is no more need for router, because
>     all clients are directly connected on switch.
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>     I will try to reorganize my network topology. Maybe I could not use
>     more than one virtual router per one physical computer.
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>     Do I have to use any unicast routing protocol, such static or ospf,
>     to enable multicast routing (I mean in router configuration in
>     config,boot file)?

Well, you have to have regular IP routing before multicast can work, but
it could be static, OSPF, or whatever.

You could probably use external tools (ie, manual static routing, etc)
as well, but I haven't tried that.

Thanks,
Ben

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