port (Packet Forwarding)
Syntax port port-number {
description text-description;
interface interface-name {
broadcast;
description text-description;
no-listen;
server address <logical-system logical-system-name> <routing-instance
routing-instance-name>;
}
server address <logical-system logical-system-name> <routing-instance
routing-instance-name>;
}
Hierarchy Level [edit forwarding-options helpers]
Release Information Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 17.2R1 for EX4300 switches.
Support for multiple server instances for a given port introduced in Junos OS Release 17.2
for MX Series routers.
Support for multiple servers on a given port introduced in Junos OS Release 17.3R1 for
EX9200 switches.
Description Configure a port helper on the router or switch, which listens for LAN broadcast traffic
on a custom UDP port number and forwards traffic to particular destination servers as
unicast traffic.
To set up a port helper, configure the UDP port number and optionally an interface on
which to listen for broadcast traffic, and the destination server address to receive that
traffic, as shown in either of the following sample configurations:
user@ host# show forwarding-options
helpers {
port 1200 {
server 10.20.30.40;
}
}
user@ host# show forwarding-options
helpers {
port 3000 {
interface {
fe-0/0/1.0 {
server 192.0.2.2;
}
}
}
port 3001 {
interface {
fe-0/0/0.0 {
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DHCP and Other System Services Feature Guide for EX2300, EX3400, and EX4300 Switches