[Xorp-users] How to add/join a router to a specific multicast address in Xorp.

Ben Greear greearb at candelatech.com
Sat May 8 14:57:42 PDT 2010


On 05/08/2010 02:04 PM, naresh raga wrote:
> Hello,
> I am working on Xorp.Actually I have connected my Xorp router (PC2)to
> another system running Quagga routing suite(PC1).On both routing suites
> i.e. XORP and Quagga ,OSPF has been configured.
> PC1----PC2
> Quagga(PC1)is sending OSPF Hello packets destined to 224.0.0.5.Xorp(PC2)
> is also sending OSPF Hello packets to 224.0.0.5.Both systems are
> receiving other systems' Hello packets.But there is no initiation of
> Database Description ,Link State request/update packets.
>
> I am thinking the problem is:PC2(Xorp) has not been joined into the
> multicast group 224.0.0.5.So Hello packets are not accepted by PC2(sent
> by PC1),even though PC2 is receiving them.Is this the right
> reason(problem) for the above said situation?
>
> For this I have configured IGMP in my protocols(Xorp configuration).But
> the problem I am facing is how can I add/join Xorp router into the
> specific multicast group 224.0.0.5,so that my PC2 can accept packets
> destined to 224.0.0.5.
>
> Any help would be really grateful...

Maybe post your xorp log file and config file?

Thanks,
Ben

>
> Thank you,
> T.Raga Naresh Kumar.
>
>


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