Netgear M5300-52G3 Web Management User Guide - Page 156

ProSafe M5300 Switch Multicast Multicast IP traffic is traffic that is destined to a host group. Host groups are identified by class D IP addresses, which range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. From the Multicast link, you can access the following pages: • MFDB on page 156 • IGMP Snooping on page 158 • MLD Snooping on page 167 MFDB From the MFDB link, you can access the following pages: • MFDB Table on page 156 • MFDB Statistics on page 157 MFDB Table The Multicast Forwarding Database holds the port membership information for all active multicast address entries. The key for an entry consists of a VLAN ID and MAC address pair. Entries may contain data for more than one protocol. To display the MFDB Table page, click Switching > Multicast > MFDB  MFDB Table. To search for a specific MAC address, use the Search by MAC Address field to enter a MAC Address whose MFDB table entry you want displayed. Enter six two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, for example 00:01:23:43:45:67. Then click on the "GO" button. If the address exists, that entry will be displayed. An exact match is required. Field MAC Address VLAN ID Type Description The multicast MAC address for which you requested data. The VLAN ID to which the multicast MAC address is related. This displays the type of the entry. Static entries are those that are configured by the end user. Dynamic entries are added to the table as a result of a learning process or protocol. Configuring Switching Information 156