MIB
MIB object
hpicfDBroadcastFwdAcl
stores the access-list name associated with IP directed broadcast.
•
hpicfDBroadcastFwdEnable OBJECT-TYPE
Syntax integer
◦
enabled (1)
◦
disabled (2)
◦
MAX-ACCESS read-write
◦
STATUS current
Used to enable/disable IP directed broadcast feature on the device. When set to
disable
,
hpicfDBroadcastFwdAcl
is also cleared.
hpicfDBroadcastFwdAcl OBJECT-TYPE
Syntax integer
•
SnmpAdminString (SIZE (1..64))
•
MAX-ACCESS read-write
•
STATUS current
Used to store the access-list name associated with the IP Directed Broadcast feature. This is a printable string up
to 64 characters in size and case sensitive. An empty string indicates that no access-list is associated with the IP
directed broadcast feature. This object can be configured only when the value of the object
hpicfDBroadcastFwdEnable
is set to
enable
.
Disabling the directed broadcasts
switch(config)# no ip directed-broadcast
Disabling replies to broadcast ping requests
By default, devices are enabled to respond to broadcast ICMP echo packets, which are ping requests. (See
on page 153. You can disable response to ping requests on a global basis using the
following CLI command:
switch(config)# no ip icmp echo broadcast-request
Syntax:
[no] ip icmp echo broadcast-request
If you need to re-enable response to ping requests, enter the following command:
switch(config)# ip icmp echo broadcast-request
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