Do you mean that in IOS if a router is running PIM and is a DR, it will query even if it sees IGMP query messages from another router with lower ip address?
Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: "richard dumoulin" To: "Kent Yu" ; Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:34 AM Subject: Re: Multicast DR and IGMP querier [7:51458] > RFC's are great, but have to look also at how Cisco IOS implements the rfc. > PIM DR's use IGMP to query the hosts too !! > > Regards. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Yu" > To: "richard dumoulin" ; > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:20 PM > Subject: Re: Multicast DR and IGMP querier [7:51458] > > > > Richard, > > > > As we mentioned yesterday, only routers speak PIM, I am not sure where you > > got the impression that PIM DRs query the hosts, routers only use IGMP to > > query the hosts. > > > > I think as many have suggested, nothing is better than reading the specs, > in > > this case, RFC 2117 should explain this pretty well. > > > > HTH > > Kent > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "richard dumoulin" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 3:47 AM > > Subject: Re: Multicast DR and IGMP querier [7:51458] > > > > > > > Raj Santiago wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay your question is basically what is a "IGMP querier and > > > > Multicast Designated Router" > > > > > > > > > > > > Igmp querier is the router in charge to see if any hosts want > > > > to listen to a multicast stream. > > > > > > > > Designated Router is the router is charge to facilitate pim > > > > join, prune and register messages(This also depends on the > > > > mode of pim your running, im being very abstract here); > > > > Basically the multicast routing part. > > > > > > But it seems to me that the DR will also query the hosts!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Under IGMP version 1, the router with the highest ip address > > > > was BOTH the IGMP querier and Designated Router. > > > > > > > > Under IGMP version 2, the router with highest ip address is the > > > > DR and the router with the lowest ip address is the IGMP querier. > > > > > > If I am right, both the DR and the querier will query the hosts ?? > > > > > > > > > Cheers. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=51507&t=51458 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
