RDP Commands
OmniSwitch 6250 CLI Reference Guide November 2009 page 31-5
ip router-discovery interface advertisement-address
Configures the destination address to which RDP will send router advertisement packets from the speci-
fied interface. Advertisement packets are sent at configurable intervals by routers to announce their IP
addresses on the network.
ip router-discovery interface name advertisement-address {all-systems-multicast | broadcast}
Syntax Definitions
name The IP interface name that was defined at the time the IP interface was
configured.
all-systems-multicast Specifies 224.0.0.1 as the destination address for RDP advertisement
packets.
Broadcast Specifies 255.255.255.255 as the destination address for RDP advertise-
ment packets. Use this address if IP multicast links are not available.
Defaults
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6250
Usage Guidelines
• The RDP interface advertisement address is not active unless RDP is enabled on the switch and the
specified interface is also enabled.
• RFC 1256 recommends the use of all-system-multicast on all links with “listening hosts” that support
IP multicast.
Examples
-> ip router-discovery interface Marketing advertisement-address all-systems-multi-
cast
-> ip router-discovery interface Accounting advertisement-address broadcast
Release History
Release 6.6.1; command was introduced.
parameter default
all-systems-multicast | broadcast all-systems-multicast
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