Check out the sysctl? `net.ipv4.conf.all.mc_forwarding` the other possible multicast parameters are # sysctl -a | grep igmp net.ipv4.igmp_max_memberships = 20 # sysctl -a | grep mc net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.mc_forwarding = 1 net.ipv4.conf.ipsec0.mc_forwarding = 0 net.ipv4.conf.eth1.mc_forwarding = 1 net.ipv4.conf.eth0.mc_forwarding = 1 net.ipv4.conf.lo.mc_forwarding = 0 net.ipv4.conf.default.mc_forwarding = 0 net.ipv4.conf.all.mc_forwarding = 1 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.mcast_solicit = 3 net.ipv4.neigh.ipsec0.mcast_solicit = 0 net.ipv4.neigh.eth1.mcast_solicit = 3 net.ipv4.neigh.eth0.mcast_solicit = 3 net.ipv4.neigh.lo.mcast_solicit = 3 net.ipv4.neigh.default.mcast_solicit = 3 # sysctl -a | grep pim net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.arp_filter = 0 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.tag = 0 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.log_martians = 0 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.bootp_relay = 0 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.medium_id = 0 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.proxy_arp = 0 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.accept_source_route = 1 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.send_redirects = 1 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.rp_filter = 0 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.shared_media = 1 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.secure_redirects = 1 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.accept_redirects = 1 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.mc_forwarding = 1 net.ipv4.conf.pimreg.forwarding = 1 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.locktime = 100 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.proxy_delay = 80 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.anycast_delay = 100 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.proxy_qlen = 64 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.unres_qlen = 3 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.gc_stale_time = 60 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.delay_first_probe_time = 5 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.base_reachable_time = 30 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.retrans_time = 100 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.app_solicit = 0 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.ucast_solicit = 3 net.ipv4.neigh.pimreg.mcast_solicit = 3