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The Time-to-Live (TTL) field of query messages is set to 1 so that the queries will not be forwarded to other subnetworks.
IGMP version 2 introduces some enhancements such as a method to elect a multicast querier for each LAN, an explicit
leave message, and query messages that are specific to a given group.
The states a computer will go through to join or to leave a multicast group are shown below:
Figure 4- 81. IGMP State Transitions
IGMP for IP interfaces function the same way they do for individual ports or VLANs in Layer 2. Most of the parameters
are the same as well, except instead of configuring for VLANs you are setting up IGMP for different subnets (IP
interfaces).
IGMP Interface Settings
The IGMP interface links are located in the
IP Multicast
subfolder in the
Layer 3 IP Networking
configuration folder.
Click
IGMP Interface Settings
:
Figure 5- 49. IGMP Interface Table window
The Internet Group Multicasting Protocol (IGMP) can be configured on the Switch on a per-IP interface basis. Each IP
interface configured on the Switch is displayed in the IGMP Interface Table. To configure an IP interface click on the
hyperlinked
Interface Name
.