Disable Flooding Ports - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

disable flooding ports

disable flooding ports <portlist>
Description
Disables packet flooding on one or more ports.
Syntax Description
portlist Specifies one or more ports or slots and ports. On a modular switch, can be a list of slots and ports.
On a stand-alone switch, can be one or more port numbers. May be in the form 1, 2, 3-5, 2:*, 2:5,
2:6-2:8.
Default
Enabled
Usage Guidelines
Flooding configures the specified ports to act like a hub. Disabling flooding means that only broadcast
traffic, EDP traffic, and packets destined to a permanent MAC address matching that port number, are
forwarded.
Disabling flooding does not automatically enable learning on the port: use the
command to re-enable learning on the specified ports.
On a modular switch,
can be one or more port numbers. For a detailed explanation of port specification, see "Modular Switch
Numerical Ranges" or "Stand-alone Switch Numerical Ranges" in Chapter 1.
Example
The following command disables flooding on ports 6, 7, and 8 on a stand-alone switch:
disable flooding ports 6,7,8
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.2.1.
Platform Availability
This command is available on "i" series platforms only.
ExtremeWare 7.5 Command Reference Guide
can be a list of slots and ports. On a stand-alone switch,
<portlist>
disable flooding ports
enable learning ports
<portlist>
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