Command Reference    MAC Address Commands 
 
MAC Address Commands 
address-bind ipv6-mode 
 
Use this command to set the IP mode of address binding. Use the no form of this command to delete 
the configuration.   
Set the IP mode to the compatible mode. 
 
address-bind ipv6-mode compatible 
  Set the IP mode to the loose mode. 
 
address-bind ipv6-mode loose 
  Set the IP mode to the strict mode. 
 
address-bind ipv6-mode strict 
 
no address-bind ipv6-mode 
 
 
Parameter  Description Parameter 
Description 
N/A N/A 
 
Defaults  
Strict mode 
 
Command 
Mode 
Global configuration mode. 
 
Usage Guide 
There are three IP address binding modes: compatible, loose and strict. The following table shows 
the forwarding rule corresponding to each binding mode. 
 
Mode   IPv4 forwarding rule 
Strict  Only the packets matching IPv4 and MAC are forwarded. 
Loose  Only the packets matching IPv4 and MAC are forwarded. 
compatible  Only the packets matching IPv4 and MAC are forwarded. 
 
Mode   IPv4 forwarding rule 
Strict  No IPv6 packets are forwarded. (Default) 
Loose  All IPv6 packets are forwarded. 
compatible  Only the IPv6 packets whose source MAC addresses are 
bound MAC addresses are forwarded.