[Xorp-users] Xorp Registering using PIM RP server.

[Ben Greear]

On 02/24/2010 01:30 PM, maren wrote:
> Hello,
>           I am currently evaluating xorp to receive a multicast on a
> server. I need to receive an multicast feed from a network a server is
> connected to using PIM SM. I don't need this server to do a further
> rooting or offer any Cand RP or anything.
>
> On my side I don't have a Cisco router which I can use to register with
> the RP so I am trying to use a Linux box using some PIM SM
> implementation to handle all the job by itself.
>
>
> The machine has 4 ethernet ports. One is connected to a partners
> network/router and I can see from having run USC pimd that it is PIM
> enabled. Using the application that process the data multicast, I have
> been able to join multicast groups but not received any data as USC pimd
> does not have any "RP Register functions. I am also running BGP with the
> peer router which allows me to see the routing to their RP server.
>
> The RP server needs to receive requests from a network IP block which
> has been allocated to me, so a 2nd ethernet port is used for that.
>
> Can xorp do this? I can't see anywhere it can do any RP registration
> anywhere.
>
> If I am greatly misunderstanding how pim works I apologise. Prior to 2
> days ago I had never seen this protocol.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

If you just want to receive multicast, I think you'll need to write
a user-space app that opens the proper multicast socket, and
reads pkts, etc.

I don't think you need xorp for this at all.

Thanks,
Ben


>
> Regads,
> Bob
>
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