Ip Directed-Broadcast - Alcatel-Lucent 060321-10, Rev. B Cli Reference Manual

IP Commands

ip directed-broadcast

Enables or disables IP directed broadcasts routed through the switch. An IP directed broadcast is an IP
datagram that has all zeros or all 1's in the host portion of the destination address. The packet is sent to the
broadcast address of a subnet to which the sender is not directly attached.
ip directed-broadcast {on | off}
Syntax Definitions
N/A
Defaults
The default value is off.
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 10K
Usage Guidelines
Directed broadcasts are used in denial-of-service "smurf" attacks. In a smurf attack, a continuous stream
of ping requests are sent from a falsified source address to a directed broadcast address, resulting in a large
stream of replies, which can overload the host of the source address. By default, the switch drops directed
broadcasts. Typically, directed broadcasts must not be enabled.
Examples
-> ip directed-broadcast off
Release History
Release 7.1.1; command introduced
Related Commands
show ip interface
show ip routes
show ip config
MIB Objects
alaIpDirectedBroadcast
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide
Displays the status and configuration of IP interfaces.
Displays the IP Forwarding table.
Displays IP configuration parameters.
March 2011
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