I have small lab network where I want to try Source Specific Multicast. Setup is very basic and according to Cisco documentation. Alas, it for some reason doesn't work. I am trying to find out why. (I am preparing for CCIE lab, by the way).

The source->receiver path is SW1-R4-R5

On R5 there is interface Loopback0, that joins group 232.0.0.1:

interface Loopback0

ip address 10.0.0.5 255.255.255.255

ip pim sparse-mode

ip igmp join-group 232.0.0.1 source 10.0.0.11

ip igmp version 3

All routers have "ip pim ssm default" in their configs; "ip pim sparse-mode" is configured on all interfaces. In fact, normal PIM SM works on the same setup fine (of course, RPs need to be added).

I try to ping 232.0.0.1 from SW1:

SW1#ping 232.0.0.1 source 10.0.0.11 repeat 4

Sending 4, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 232.0.0.1, timeout is 2 seconds:

Packet sent with a source address of 10.0.0.11

....

Doesn't work, so let's go from receiver to source:

R5#sh ip mroute 232.0.0.1

(10.0.0.11, 232.0.0.1), 02:56:25/00:02:47, flags: sLTI

Incoming interface: FastEthernet0/0, RPF nbr 10.0.3.4

Outgoing interface list:

Loopback0, Forward/Sparse, 02:56:25/00:02:47

R4#sh ip mroute 232.0.0.1

(10.0.0.11, 232.0.0.1), 03:28:55/00:02:54, flags: sT

Incoming interface: FastEthernet0/1, RPF nbr 10.0.8.11

Outgoing interface list:

FastEthernet0/0, Forward/Sparse, 02:57:00/00:02:54

SW1#sh ip mroute 232.0.0.1

(10.0.0.11, 232.0.0.1), 03:29:55/00:03:23, flags: sT

Incoming interface: Null, RPF nbr 0.0.0.0

Outgoing interface list:

Vlan2, Forward/Sparse, 02:58:01/00:03:23

This looks good, the IP addresses in "RPF nbr" fields are OK, the interfaces are OK as well.

I tried "debug ip mpacket" on R5 and R4, but that doesn't show anything, like no multicast traffic is ever flowing.

What else can I try to solve this problem? What can even go wrong with such a simple setup.