Enabling the IGMP snooping querier

This feature enables the switch to periodically send IGMP general queries to establish and maintain multicast forwarding entries at the data link Layer. You can enable the IGMP snooping querier on a network without Layer 3 multicast devices.

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

When you enable the IGMP snooping querier, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

Configuration procedure

To enable the IGMP snooping querier:

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter VLAN view.

vlan vlan-id

N/A

3. Enable the IGMP snooping querier.

igmp-snooping querier

By default, the IGMP snooping querier is disabled.