Cisco 2950 and multicasting

[rush_tech]

We are just starting out with WDS and have tried setting up a multicast session which went OK. apart from it seemed to take the wireless access points down I think its the switches that need configuring to allow multicasting.

 

Can anybody point me in the right direction on how to do this? we have cisco 2950 series switches

 

Thanks

[cpjitservices]

It could be broadcasts to your AP's - if you haven't got VLANS on your switch anything plugged into it will get the multicast traffic.

[rush_tech]

No VLANS on the network. Is there any way around this?

[SYNACK]

Short of VLANs, not that I am aware of as the broadcasts will just flood the network.

[glennda]

if you setup IGMP Snooping

 

It then routes to the multicast traffic to the locations required.

[rush_tech]

if you setup IGMP Snooping

 

It then routes to the multicast traffic to the locations required.

 

I'll look into that glennda

[SYNACK]

if you setup IGMP Snooping

 

It then routes to the multicast traffic to the locations required.

 

I'd forgotten about that, my cisco instructer would be dissapointed

[glennda]

I'd forgotten about that, my cisco instructer would be dissapointed

 

I've been changing it on half my switches today!!

[rush_tech]

I've been changing it on half my switches today!!

 

Is it easy to setup?

[glennda]

Is it easy to setup?

 

On my HP switches its a case or changing a drop down from no to yes but not sure with Cisco

[FN-GM]

On my HP switches its a case or changing a drop down from no to yes but not sure with Cisco

 

I think its just the same.

[SYNACK]

Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide, 12.1(6)EA2c - Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR* [Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches] - Cisco Systems

 

[b]enable
config terminal
ip igmp snooping
end
[/b]

 

Should do it.