Dell Force10 S25-01-GE-24T FTOS 8.4.2.7 Command Line Reference Guide for E-Ser - Page 958
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com ip multicast-mode l2 c Enable Layer 2 multicast switching. Syntax ip multicast-mode l2 To return to the default Layer 3 multicast forwarding on the router, enter the no ip multicast-mode l2 command after you remove the static multicast MAC address (no mac-address-table static multicast multicast-mac-address command). Defaults Disabled Command Modes CONFIGURATION Command History Version 8.4.2.5 Introduced on C-Series. Usage Information When a multicast source and multicast receivers are in the same VLAN, you can configure a router so that multicast traffic is switched only to the ports assigned to a VLAN that is associated with a static multicast MAC address. However, before you can configure a static MAC address and associate it with a VLAN used to switch Layer 2 multicast traffic, you must enable the router for Layer 2 multicast switching with the ip multicast-mode l2 command. Related Commands mac-address-table static Configure a static multicast MAC address, associate the multicast MAC address with the Layer 2 VLAN used to switch multicast traffic, and add output ports. ip multicast-routing c e s Enable IP multicast forwarding. Syntax ip multicast-routing To disable multicast forwarding, enter no ip multicast-routing. Defaults Disabled Command Modes CONFIGURATION Command History E-Series legacy command Usage Information You must enter this command to enable multicast on the E-Series. After you enable multicast, you can enable IGMP and PIM on an interface. In the INTERFACE mode, enter the ip pim sparse-mode command to enable IGMP and PIM on the interface. Related Commands ip pim sparse-mode Enable IGMP and PIM on an interface. 958 | Multicast