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Re: multicast with a default route?


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  • From: Bill Owens <>
  • To: "Whitlow, Michael" <>
  • Cc: wg-multicast List <>
  • Subject: Re: multicast with a default route?
  • Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:52:15 -0400

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:45:10AM -0500, Whitlow, Michael wrote:
>
> 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.

Yes, if you are running Cisco routers. They're happy to use unicast routes
for RPF. However, Juniper will not (though it may be possible to override
that policy in the config).

Bill.



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