IGMP Snooping is a network switch feature that listens to Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) traffic to optimize the distribution of multicast streams. Without IGMP Snooping, multicast streams are indiscriminately sent to all ports, which can cause network congestion and waste bandwidth. For instance: Without IGMP…
Yes, you can set a specific port for IGMP query on a Zyxel web-managed switch. This is done in the IGMP settings by selecting a port from the 'IGMP Static Router Port' dropdown menu. Alternatively, you can select 'Auto' to allow any port to be used as an IGMP query port after receiving an IGMP query.
On a web-managed switch, the "Unknown Multicast Drop" feature within IGMP Snooping ensures that multicast traffic is only sent to ports with devices requesting to join a specific multicast group. If a multicast frame doesn't correspond to any group listed in the switch's IGMP table — essentially an 'unknown' group — this…
Scenario: Imagine a network like a set of mailboxes at an apartment complex. Without IGMP Snooping, the mail carrier puts a copy of a specific flyer into every single mailbox, whether the resident is interested or not. This means some people get mail they don't want, which is a waste of paper. With IGMP Snooping enabled on…
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