H3C S5120-EI Series - Enabling Forwarding of Directed Broadcasts to a Directly Connected Network; Configuration Example

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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 ]
Required
By default, the device is
disabled from forwarding
directed broadcasts.
z If an ACL is referenced in the ip forward-broadcast [ acl-number ] command, only packets
permitted by the ACL can be forwarded.
z If you repeatedly execute the ip forward-broadcast acl [ acl-number ] command on an interface,
the last executed command takes effect only. If the command executed last time does not include
the acl acl-number, the ACL configured previously will be removed.
Configuration Example
Network requirements
As shown in Figure 1-1, 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.
Figure 1-1 Network diagram for receiving and forwarding directed broadcasts
Configuration procedure
z 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