Ip Interface Directedbroadcast - 3Com SuperStack II 9300 Command Reference Manual

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ip interface
directedBroadcast
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ROTOCOL
For CoreBuilder 9000: Applies to Layer 3 switching modules only.
Specifies whether the forwarding of a directed broadcast (all 1s in the
host portion of the address) is enabled or disabled for a specified
interface. A directed broadcast is a packet that is sent to a specific
network or series of networks.
Valid Minimum Abbreviation
ip i di
Important Considerations
You define the directed broadcast state on a per-interface basis.
When the state is
destination is different from the interface that is receiving the directed
broadcast, the system uses the broadcast address that is defined for
this interface to forward the directed broadcast.
You can disable the forwarding of a directed broadcast if security is an
issue.
By default, the directed broadcast state is
Options
Prompt Description
IP interfaces Index numbers of the interfaces
to which you want to enable or
disable the forwarding of a
directed broadcast.
(Not applicable if you have more
than one interface)
Directed Whether you want to implement
broadcast state direct broadcast on an interface.
The system prompts you for a
state for each interface.
IP Interface Directed Broadcast Example (3500)
Select menu option (ip/interface): directedBroadcast
Select IP interfaces (1,2|all|?):2
Interface 2 - Enter directed broadcast state
(disabled, enabled) [enabled]:
and the system determines that the
enabled
.
enabled
Possible Values [Default]
One or more Current
selectable value
interface
indexes
all
? (for a list of
selectable
interface
indexes)
enabled Current
value
disabled