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Displaying multicast next-hop information
Use the following procedure to display all multicast next-hop information to find the best route to a member group.
Procedure steps
From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.
In the IP Routing tree, double-click Multicast.
In the work area, click the Next Hops tab to view multicast next hops information.
Variable definitions
The following table describes the fields of the Next Hops tab.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Group | Indicates the IP multicast group. |
| Source | Indicates the source address. |
| SourceMask | Indicates the source address mask. |
| OutInterface | Indicates the VLAN ID for the outgoing interface for the next hop. |
| Address | Indicates the address of the next hop specific to this entry. For most interfaces, this address is identical to the next hop group. |
| State | Indicates whether the outgoing interface and next hop represented by this entry is currently used to forward IP datagrams. A value of forwarding indicates this parameter is currently used; pruned indicates the parameter is not used. |
| ExpiryTime | Indicates the amount of time that remains before this entry ages out. The value 0 indicates that the entry is not subject to aging. |
| ClosestMemberHops | Indicates the minimum number of hops between this router and a member of the IP multicast group reached through this next hop on this outgoing interface. IP multicast datagrams for the group that have a TTL less than this number of hops are not forwarded to the next hop. |
| Protocol | Indicates the routing protocol where this next hop was learned. |