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dmak
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Sep 18, 2023
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GS116Ev2 without MLD?

Hey, I am using an GS116Ev2. I require mutlicast "management" for IPv6 addresses. I figured that this is the Mulicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol. I have the feeling that the device Netgear GS1...
  • schumaku's avatar
    Sep 18, 2023

    The GS116Ev2 is (like almost all Plus switches) a low cost, in it's core an unmanaged L2 switch, lightly enhanced with select configuration options, including VLAN and some ICMP Multicast features for IGMP snooping v1, v2 and v3 support config, and a very basic IP stack. No word of MLD or IPv6 in the Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switches Data Sheet therefore. This is it. 

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