Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP)

The Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) is a communications protocol used by hosts and adjacent routers on IP networks. It is used to establish multicast group memberships. The host joins a multicast group by sending a join request message towards the network router, and responds to queries sent from the network router by dispatching a join report.

Configuration commands

(switch (config) #) Enable IGMP snooping globally:

ip igmp snooping

(switch (config) #) Enable IGMP snooping on a VLAN:

vlan 2
ip igmp snooping

(switch (config vlan 10)#) (Optional) Verify the IGMP snooping querier configuration:

show ip igmp snooping querier

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