13-2
Enabling Forwarding of Directed Broadcasts to a Directly Connected Network
Follow these steps to enable the device to forward directed broadcasts:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter interface view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Enable the interface to forward
directed broadcasts
ip forward-broadcast
[
acl
acl-number
]
Optional
Enabled by default.
Currently, the S5820X and S5800 series Ethernet switches do not support the
ip forward-broadcast
[
acl
acl-number
] command. By default, the devices allow forwarding of directed broadcasts destined
for a directly connected network.
Configuration Example
Network requirements
As shown in
Figure 13-1 the host’s interface and VLAN-interface 3 of Switch A are on the same
network segment (1.1.1.0/24). VLAN-interface 2 of Switch A and VLAN-interface 2 of Switch B are on
another network segment (2.2.2.0/24). The default gateway of the host is VLAN-interface 3 (IP
address 1.1.1.2/24) of Switch A. Configure a static route on Switch B to enable the reachability
between host and Switch B.
It is required that directed broadcasts from the host to IP address 2.2.2.255 be received by Switch B.
Figure 13-1
Network diagram for receiving and forwarding directed broadcasts
Configuration procedure
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Configure Switch A
# Enable Switch A to receive directed broadcasts.
<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] ip forward-broadcast
# Configure IP addresses for VLAN-interface 3 and VLAN-interface 2.
[SwitchA] interface vlan-interface 3
[SwitchA-Vlan-interface3] ip address 1.1.1.2 24
[SwitchA-Vlan-interface3] quit
[SwitchA] interface vlan-interface 2