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MauroViola
Feb 14, 2023Aspirant
Netgear M4300 and HCI: IGMP and multicast
I'm running tests on an HCI solution. The best practices of this solution (which I prefer not to name, it's KVM based anyway) recommends disabling IGMP Snooping on the switches. The thing has been d...
schumaku
Feb 14, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Whatever you want or think you need to achieve.
I'd recommend not to disable IGMP snooping on the device. If you go and disable IGMP snooping, you might see reduced multicast performance. experience various multicast issues, and finally monitor excessive false flooding within the device.
That much about best practice or other questionable tools where we have no insight.
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