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9.3.1.1
PIM-SM and Passive Mode
You need to open
Interface Configuration
mode of specified interface for activating PIM-
SM on Ethernet interface. To open
Interface Configuration
mode, use the following com-
mand.
Command Mode
Description
interface
INTERFACE
Global
Opens
Interface Configuration
mode of specified inter-
face.
To disable
Interface Configuration
mode, use the following command.
Command Mode
Description
no interface
INTERFACE
Global
Disables a specified interface.
To activate PIM-SM after opening the
Interface Configuration
mode, use the following
command.
Command Mode
Description
ip pim sparse-mode
[
passive
]
Interface
Activates PIM-SM on specified interface.
The
ip pim sparse-mode passive
command enables passive mode operation for local
members on the interfaces. Passive mode essentially stops PIM transactions on the inter-
face, allowing only IGMP mechanism to be active. To turn off passive mode, use the
ip
pim sparse-mode passive
or the
ip pim sparse-mode
command.
To disable PIM-SM, use the following command.
Command Mode
Description
no ip pim sparse-mode
[
passive
]
Interface Disables
PIM-SM
from specified interface.
9.3.1.2 DR
Priority
To set the priority for which a router is elected as the designated router (DR), use the fol-
lowing command in interface configuration mode.
Command Mode
Description
ip pim dr-priority
<
0-4294967294>
Configures the priority for router.
0-4294967294: priority value
no ip pim dr-priority
Interface
Returns to the default value 1.
The router with the highest priority value configured on an interface will be elected as the
DR. If this priority value is the same on multiple routers, then the router with the highest
IP address configured on an interface will be elected as the DR. If a router does not ad-
vertise a priority value in its hello messages, the router is regarded as having the highest
priority and will be elected as the DR. If there are multiple routers with this priority status,
then the router with the highest IP address configured on an interface will be elected as