Cisco Catalyst 3750 User Manual

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Catalyst 3750 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
switchport block
switchport block
Use the switchport block interface configuration command to prevent unknown multicast or unicast
packets from being forwarded. Use the no form of this command to allow forwarding unknown multicast
or unicast packets.
switchport block {multicast | unicast}
no switchport block {multicast | unicast}
Syntax Description
Defaults Unknown multicast and unicast traffic is not blocked.
Command Modes Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines By default, all traffic with unknown MAC addresses is sent to all ports. You can block unknown
multicast or unicast traffic on protected or nonprotected ports. If unknown multicast or unicast traffic is
not blocked on a protected port, there could be security issues.
Blocking unknown multicast or unicast traffic is not automatically enabled on protected ports; you must
explicitly configure it.
For more information about blocking packets, see the software configuration guide for this release.
Examples This example shows how to block unknown multicast traffic on an interface:
Switch(config-if)# switchport block multicast
You can verify your setting by entering the show interfaces interface-id switchport privileged EXEC
command.
Related Commands
multicast Specify that unknown multicast traffic should be blocked.
unicast Specify that unknown unicast traffic should be blocked.
Release Modification
12.1(11)AX This command was introduced.
Command Description
show interfaces switchport Displays the administrative and operational status of a switching
(nonrouting) port, including port blocking and port protection settings.

Cisco Catalyst 3750 Specifications

General

Device Type	Switch
Switching Capacity	32 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	38.7 Mpps
Stacking Bandwidth	32 Gbps
RAM	128 MB
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Switch Type	Managed
Model	Catalyst 3750 Series
Uplink Interfaces	SFP
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
MAC Address Table Size	12, 000 entries
Routing Protocol	RIP, OSPF, EIGRP
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, Telnet, HTTP
Features	Layer 3 switching, Layer 2 switching, auto-negotiation, BOOTP support, ARP support, VLAN support, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), IGMP snooping, traffic shaping, MAC address filtering, Quality of Service (QoS), Jumbo Frames support, MLD snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), Cisco EnergyWise technology
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	PoE
Operating Temperature	-5 - 45 °C
Operating Humidity	10% to 85% non-condensing