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["Whitlow, Michael" <>]

Dave,

The general rule is that multicast static routes are only needed when
your multicast needs to take a different path through the network than
your unicast does.. That goes for default multicast routes OUT of a
network and host/network specific routes IN to a network. They can often
cause you more trouble than good if you put them in when you don't need
them.

Mike

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Diller 
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Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:37 AM
To: wg-multicast List
Subject: multicast with a default route?

Multicast conventionally uses MBGP to distribute routes downstream.   
Is there any issue with the downstream simply having a default route
instead?  Never thought to try... but now I've got a unicast static
downstream who wants to add multicast.  I'd think it "should" work...  
with the caveat that he may need an equivalent default route added in
his multicast routing table.

-dd