The beauty of ChatGPT !

[lyapounov]

Friends,

as much as this forum is full of information, like many good forums on the net, as much I more and more find the solution to hard tech problems using chatGPT.

Let me give you the last example: Fiber arrived recently to my home. I want to put my ISP box (Freebox) in bridge mode, and use my ASUS router to manage all my network. Fine but then it seems that, with this configuration, I need to put IGMP snooping ON for the TV flux to reach the Free TV Box; which Simon always says to put OFF.

So I asked chatGPT, giving it also the fact that my synology and my Klimax are on a manageable xytel switch.

Here is the answer from the cat:

1. Disable IGMP snooping on the router (ASUS).
• This ensures MinimServer multicast discovery works unhindered.
2. Leave IGMP snooping off on the Xytel switch, or enable it if you want to optimize multicast, but make sure:
• The ports with MinimServer + player are in the same multicast group.
• Free TV port is on the same VLAN/LAN.
3. Multicast routing / querier
• Only needed if you have multiple VLANs. On a single LAN, leave it disabled.
4. Confirm both devices discover each other
• MinimServer → player
• Free TV → Freebox

On a single VLAN, the easiest and most reliable is just to disable IGMP snooping everywhere. Multicast will naturally flood to all ports, which is fine for a small LAN.

I must confess that chatGPT is remarquably accurate for such geeky questions !