I'm reading the 15.3 IGMP docs and I keep reading the term "host" below is the text:
IGMP Join Process
When a host wants to join a multicast group, the host sends one or more unsolicited membership reports for
the multicast group it wants to join. The IGMP join process is the same for IGMPv1 and IGMPv2 hosts.
When they are referring to hosts, do they mean a computer with an application installed on the computer that is configured to send a join message to 224.0.0.22 or is it the router that forwards for the subnet requesting the multicast traffic that is referred to as the "host".
I'm getting multicast now as I am reading through the documentation and books in the recommended reading list but need a bit of clarification from you all. Any help will be appreciated.
Rob