If IGMP Snooping is causing issues in a Dante network, what should be done to troubleshoot?

Disabling IGMP Snooping is a proactive step in troubleshooting issues within a Dante network when problems are suspected to be related to multicast traffic management. IGMP Snooping is designed to manage multicast group memberships on a network, and sometimes it can lead to communication problems if it's not functioning properly or if certain configurations are incompatible with the devices in the network.

By temporarily disabling IGMP Snooping and testing the system, you can determine whether it is indeed the source of the issues. If the problem resolves itself with IGMP Snooping disabled, this indicates that the snooping operation is affecting the multicast traffic in undesirable ways, allowing you to narrow down the root cause. This step enables you to validate the functionality of the network without the interference of multicast filtering.

Once you identify that IGMP Snooping is the issue, you can then move forward with a more targeted approach to reconfigure settings, optimize the deployment of multicast traffic, or adjust certain ports and devices to ensure effective communication among all devices on the network.