Switchport Block - Cisco Catalyst 3560X-24P Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Cisco IOS Commands

switchport block

Use the switchport block interface configuration command on the switch stack or on a standalone switch
to prevent unknown multicast or unicast packets from being forwarded. Use the no form of this command
to allow forwarding unknown multicast or unicast packets.
Syntax Description
multicast
unicast
Defaults Unknown multicast and unicast traffic is not blocked.
Command Modes Interface configuration
Command History Release
12.2(53)SE2
Usage Guidelines By default, all traffic with unknown MAC addresses is sent to all ports. You can block unknown multicast
or unicast traffic on protected or nonprotected ports. If unknown multicast or unicast traffic is not
blocked on a protected port, there could be security issues.
With multicast traffic, the port blocking feature blocks only pure Layer 2 packets. Multicast packets that
contain IPv4 or IPv6 information in the header are not blocked.
Blocking unknown multicast or unicast traffic is not automatically enabled on protected ports; you must
explicitly configure it.
For more information about blocking packets, see the software configuration guide for this release.
Examples
This example shows how to block unknown unicast traffic on an interface:
Switch(config-if)# switchport block unicast
You can verify your setting by entering the show interfaces interface-id switchport privileged EXEC
command.
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switchport block {multicast | unicast}
no switchport block {multicast | unicast}
Specify that unknown multicast traffic should be blocked.
Note
Specify that unknown unicast traffic should be blocked.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Only pure Layer 2 multicast traffic is blocked. Multicast packets that
contain IPv4 or IPv6 information in the header are not blocked.
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