3com WXR100 3CRWXR10095A User Manual

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IGMP S
NOOPING
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping controls multicast 
traffic on a WX switch by forwarding packets for a multicast group only 
on the ports that are connected to members of the group. A multicast 
group is a set of IP hosts that receive traffic addressed to a specific Class D 
IP address, the group address. 
Overview
The WX switch listens for multicast packets and maintains a table of 
multicast groups, as well as their sources and receivers, based on the 
traffic. IGMP snooping is enabled by default. 
You can configure IGMP snooping parameters and enable or disable the 
feature on an individual VLAN basis.
The current software version supports IGMP versions 1 and 2.
Disabling or 
Reenabling IGMP 
Snooping
IGMP snooping is enabled by default. To disable or reenable the feature, 
use the following command:
set igmp {enable | disable} [vlan vlan-id]
If you do not specify a VLAN ID, the change is applied to all VLANs on the 
WX switch.