Configure Iproute Add Blackhole - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Command Reference Manual

configure iproute add blackhole

configure iproute add blackhole [<ipNetmask> | <ipaddress> <mask>] {vr
<vrname>} {multicast-only | unicast-only}
Description
Adds a blackhole address to the routing table. All traffic destined for a configured blackhole IP address
is silently dropped, and no Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) message is generated.
Syntax Description
ipNetmask
ipaddress
mask
vrname
Default
If you do not specify a virtual router, the current virtual router context is used.
Usage Guidelines
A blackhole entry configures packets with a specified MAC destination address to be discarded.
Blackhole entries are useful as a security measure or in special circumstances where a specific
destination address must be discarded. Blackhole entries are treated like permanent entries in the event
of a switch reset or power off/on cycle. Blackhole entries are never aged out of the forwarding database
(FDB).
Example
The following command adds a blackhole address to the routing table for packets with a destination
address of 100.101.145.4:
configure iproute add blackhole 100.101.145.0
History
This command was available in ExtremeWare XOS 10.1.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.0 Command Reference Guide
Specifies an IP address/mask length.
Specifies an IP address.
Specifies a subnet mask.
Specifies the virtual router to which the route is added.
configure iproute add blackhole
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