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Orbi 37x and Local Network Control Block (224.0.0/24) multicast
Dear all, I have an Orbi setup (RBE371 and 2x RBE370) that is causing me headaches with LAN multicast. One of my music application leverages multicast against 224.0.0.234 for node/companion ...
FURRYe38 we exchanged already about the hourly WiFi disconnect in RBS, still no progress from Netgear on this front and still hourly disconnects on my side.
- I have tested against RBR, as well as against RBS, i.e two hosts connected to the same Orbi kit sending multicast packets to 224.0.0.234, this traffic does not go through.
- RBR is having a static IP address, no DHCP here.
- RBR is connected to a french FAI router (Freebox Delta) which is multicast aware (this is the way their TV stream is distributed), but not applicable here I guess as we ar in the Local Network control block space according to IANA.org
- Agree that ALL should be flowing thru the system, particularly when both are connected to the same RBS, I don't see here the need for the FAI router involvement, particularly for a local network only traffic. I have a single IP subnet.
- The music app uses Snapjack for this purpose, there is no special requirement but allowing multicast to 224.0.0.234 for discovery purpose.