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Multicast Routing Configuration

The Internet community has reserved a set of addresses, called multicast addresses, that behave differently from normal network addresses. Packets sent to multicast addresses are recognized only by the systems that have subscribed to recognize them. Subscription information is handled by a multicast routing protocol called Distance-Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP). The multicast daemon maintains a list of all active multicast sessions and the clients that subscribe to them. It sends the multicast packets from the sending system to each client using the shortest path.

Some router systems do not handle multicast traffic. To prevent these routers from obstructing multicast messages, you can set up a tunnel so that these routers are bypassed.

Use the Multicast Routing form to set the following parameters:

Enable multicast routing: This selection turns multicast routing on and off for this system. Select Yes to turn on multicast routing and No to turn it off.

(Default value: No)

Enable tunnel: This selection sets up a tunnel from your networks to a remote network through a router that does not route multicast traffic. Select Yes to enable the tunnel and No to disable it.

(Default value: No)

Interface: This selection specifies the source side of a routing tunnel. Select the network interface on this system that is connected to the network that requires a tunnel.

(Default value: none)

Remote IP address: This selection specifies the destination side of a routing tunnel. Enter the Internet address of the system on the destination end of the multicast transmission. Use dotted decimal (such as 1.2.3.4) or hexadecimal (such as 0x01020304) notation in your entry.

(Default value: none)
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