IP-MADDRESS(8)

NAME
ip-maddress - multicast addresses management

SYNOPSIS

ip [ OPTIONS ] maddress { COMMAND | help }

ip maddress [ add | del ] MULTIADDR dev STRING
ip maddress show [ dev STRING ]

DESCRIPTION
maddress objects are multicast addresses.

  ip maddress show - list multicast addresses

dev NAME (default)
    the device name.

  ip maddress add - add a multicast address

  ip maddress delete - delete a multicast address
these commands attach/detach a static link layer multicast address to listen on the interface. Note that it is impossible to join protocol multicast groups statically. This command only manages link layer addresses.

address LLADDRESS (default)
    the link layer multicast address.

dev NAME
    the device to join/leave this multicast address.

SEE ALSO
ip(8)

AUTHOR
Original Manpage by Michail Litvak <mci@owl.openwall.com>