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alif
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June 28, 2024

Technical Tip: FortiOS Multicast Resource List

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Description

 

This article displays the list of articles related to Multicast Configuration and Troubleshooting on FortiGate.

 

Scope

 

FortiOS

 

Solution

 

# Title
1 Technical Tip: How to troubleshoot IGMP and PIM Dense Mode issues 
2 Technical Tip: How to troubleshoot multicast sessions on a FortiGate 
3 Troubleshooting Tip: Troubleshooting issues with multicast routing when using PIM in Sparse-Mode
4 Technical Note: How to troubleshoot PIM Sparse Mode registration failure 
5 Technical Tip: Audio through multicast protocol is not working in the FortiGate 
6 Troubleshooting Tip : FortiGate error message 'Failed to get VR/VRF Context Information' 
7 Technical Note: How to troubleshoot RPF check failure using PIM Sparse Mode 
8 Technical Tip: TTL too small to go through the multicast domain
9

Technical Tip: Multicast DNAT in multicast forwarding mode 

10

Technical Tip: Multicast Configuration to Apple TV 

11

Technical Tip: Configure Multicast streaming using VLC via FortiGate

12

Technical Tip: Forwarding multicast traffic in NAT mode 

13

Technical Tip: How to configure FortiGate forward broadcast 

14

Technical Tip: How to configure multicast policy for interfaces in the same zone 

15

Technical Tip: Allowing streaming services over FortiGate

16

Technical Tip: Multicast log in tranparent mode 

17

Technical Tip: Limitations with PIM-SM Multicast-Routing on FortiOS (number of active listening interfaces)

18

Technical Tip: PIM SSM (Source-Specific Multicast) configuration guide 

19

Technical Tip: Extending AirPlay and AirPrint communication 

20

Technical Tip: ADVPN and Multicast behavior: Possible workaround 

21

Technical Tip: Configuring IPv6 multicast policies from GUI 

22

Technical Tip: Applying access-List on multicast traffic 

23

Technical Tip: How to configure and verify the group-specific rendezvous point for multicast on FortiGate 

24

Technical Tip: How to forward the multicast packets with TTL=1 through a FortiGate 

25

Technical Tip: Workaround to allow the multicast traffic to flow between the member interface of the same zone 

26

Technical Tip: Multicast over GRE tunnel with PIM dense mode 

27

Technical Tip: How to forward Multicast traffic from one managed FortiAP to another managed FortiAP in tunnel mode 

28

Technical Tip: How to use FortiGate interface as Querier for a multicast group in SSM network 

29

Technical Tip: How to receive a multicast stream with a (*,g) IGMP v2 report in a SSM network 

30

Technical Tip: Create a static IGMP group entry 

31

Technical Note: Why multicast traffic over redundant interface ends up with duplicate packets on the receiver 

32

Technical Tip: How to configure the FortiGate as an IGMP querier on a FortiSwitch topology 

33

Technical Note: How to setup multicast and unicast traffic over different paths 

34

Technical Tip: How to receive a multicast stream in a PIM sparse mode network topology 

35

Troubleshooting Tip: FortiGate interface changes its state from IGMP Querier to Non-Querier 

36

Technical Tip: Multicast traffic over site-to-site IPsec VPN with PIM Sparse Mode 

37

Technical Note: Chromecast and the FortiGate

38

Troubleshooting Tip: Workaround for remote users unable to access a multicast server via dial-up IPsec VPN 

39

Technical Tip: Multicast traffic over site-to-site IPsec VPN without PIM

40

Troubleshooting Tip: Troubleshooting issues with multicast routing when using PIM in Sparse-Mode 

41

Technical Tip: Placing FortiGate between a TV service provider's router and a set-top box 

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