IP Routing Features 
Configuring IP Parameters for Routing Switches 
Configuring ICMP 
You can configure the following ICMP limits: 
■  Burst-Normal – The maximum number of ICMP replies to send per 
second. 
■  Reply Limit – You can enable or disable ICMP reply rate limiting. 
Disabling ICMP Messages 
HP devices are enabled to reply to ICMP echo messages and send ICMP 
Destination Unreachable messages by default. 
You can selectively disable the following types of Internet Control Message 
Protocol (ICMP) messages: 
■  Echo messages (ping messages) – The routing switch replies to IP pings 
from other IP devices. 
■  Destination Unreachable messages – If the routing switch receives an 
IP packet that it cannot deliver to its destination, the routing switch 
discards the packet and sends a message back to the device that sent the 
packet to the routing switch. The message informs the device that the 
destination cannot be reached by the routing switch. 
■  Address Mask replies – You can enable or disable ICMP address mask 
replies. 
Disabling Replies to Broadcast Ping Requests 
By default, HP devices are enabled to respond to broadcast ICMP echo 
packets, which are ping requests. You can disable response to ping requests 
on a global basis using the following CLI method. 
To disable response to broadcast ICMP echo packets (ping requests), enter 
the following command: 
HPswitch(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: 
HPswitch(config)# ip icmp echo broadcast-request 
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