IxNetwork IGMP configuration

*****Configuration steps

1.       Select the ports

Add 2 ports in  the configuration and rename them as IGMP Host and Querier

2.        Enable IGMP protocol on the ports

Click on Protocols  on Protocol tree and then switching to Multicast tab

3.       Configure the IP addresses on the ports

IGMP Querier  IP=1.1.1.1

IGMP Host IP=1.1.1.100

You need to  Add Interfaces and Add IPv4 addresses on the ports

Enable the interfaces, the port link should be green without exclamation mark

4.       IGMP Querier configuration

Go to IGMP  on Protocol tree and switch to Ports tab. Set number of queriers to 1 Number of host to  0

On the Querier tab add the Connected Interface to the   Querier and enable it

Set the querier to use IGMPv3

        5.  Configure IGMP host:

Go to IGMP  on Protocol tree and switch to Ports tab. Set number of queriers to 0 Number of host to  1

On the Hosts tab add the Connected Interface and enable it

 Set host type to IGMPV3

On the Host tab set No of Group Ranges to 1

Switch to Group Ranges tab and set the multicast group for which the IGMP host is member

6.       Start IGMP

*****Tools for troubleshooting

1.       Capture packets

 Go to Captures button and  enable control capture on ports. Click  on Start Capture from Main ribbon

2.       Use  Port Trace  Window:
On  Protocol Tree right-click on a port and chose Open Trace Window. Select the level of debugging.  

    


      In the Trace Window you see packets received and sent by the port