D-Link DES-3326 User Manual - Pim-Dm
24-port NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Configuring the Switch Using the Console Interface
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It is similar to, but not defined as, the hop count in RIP. The
default cost is 1.
Note: Route cost is a relative number that is used by
DVMRP to calculate which branches of a multicast
delivery tree should be ‘pruned’. The ‘cost’ is relative to
other costs assigned to other DVMRP routes throughout
the network.
Note: The higher the route cost, the lower the probability
that the current route will be chosen to be an active
branch of the multicast delivery tree (not ‘pruned’) – if
there is an alternative route.
The Probe Interval:[10 ] field allows an entry between 1 and
65,535
seconds and defines the interval between ‘probes’. The
default is 10.
The State:
and Disabled and enables or disables DVMRP for the IP
interface. The default is Disabled.
PIM-DM
To configure PIMDM for an IP interface:
Highlight PIMDM Interface Configuration from the Setup IP
Multicast
menu and press enter.