Hi @MarcSims ,
The *,G is create by the receivers. The S,G will not be created, as the RP is not configured. As I mentioned in a previous post, the lack of an active RP causes the packets received from the source to simply be dropped and S,G to never...
Hi @MarcSims ,
> the question was will it work
Sparse mode will not work without either a statically or dynamically configured RP.
If the RP is not configured the packets received from the directly connected source will simply be dropped and no (S,G)...
Hi @MarcSims ,
Yes, configuring sparse mode implies configuring an RP. You can just configure the local L3 switch to be the RP and this will work just fine.
Regards,