Kernel cannot get UDP multicast packets sent by a remote host

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel cannot get UDP multicast packets which are sent by a remote host located in a different subnet even though these packets seems to be received by an Ethernet device.
  • If the sender and the receiver, are in the same subnet network, there are no issues.

Environment

  • MRG-R 1.3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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