3Com 4210 9-Port - 3 Common Multicast Configuration; Configuring Suppression on the Multicast Source Port

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3 Common Multicast Configuration

Common Multicast Configuration

Table 3-1 Common multicast configuration tasks

Configuration task Remarks

Configuring Suppression on the Multicast Source Port Optional

Configuring a Multicast MAC Address Entry Optional

Configuring Dropping Unknown Multicast Packets Optional

Configuring Suppression on the Multicast Source Port

Some users may deploy unauthorized multicast servers on the network. This affects the use of network

bandwidth and transmission of multicast data of authorized users by taking network resources. You can

configure multicast source port suppression on certain ports to prevent unauthorized multicast servers

attached to these ports from sending multicast traffic to the network.

Configuring multicast source port suppression in system view

Table 3-2 Configure multicast source port suppression in system view

Operation Command Remarks

Enter system view system-view

—

Configure multicast source port

suppression

multicast-source-deny

[ interface interface-list ]

Optional

Multicast source port

suppression is disabled by

default.

Configuring multicast source port suppression in Ethernet port view

Table 3-3 Configure multicast source port suppression in Ethernet port view

Operation Command Remarks

Enter system view system-view

—

Enter Ethernet port view

interface interface-type

interface-number

—