Command Reference IP Address Commands
Command
Mode
Interface configuration mode
Usage Guide
At present, the destination address of an IP broadcast packet is all-1s, indicating 255.255.255.255.
The RGOS software can generate broadcast packets with other defined IP addresses, and can
receive both all-1s packets and broadcast packets defined by itself.
Configuration
Examples
The following example sets the destination address of IP broadcast packets generated by this
interface to 0.0.0.0.
ip broadcast-address 0.0.0.0
Related
Commands
Command Description
N/A N/A
Platform
Description
This command is not supported on Layer 2 switches.
ip directed-broadcast
Use this command to enable the conversion from IP directed broadcast to physical broadcast in
interface configuration mode. Use the no form of this command to cancel the configuration.
ip directed-broadcast [ access-list-number ]
no ip directed-broadcast
Parameter
Description
Parameter Description
access-list-number
(Optional) Access list number ranging from 1 to 199 or from 1300 to
2699. After an access list number is defined, only the IP directed
broadcast packets that match this access list are converted.
Defaults
The conversion function is disabled.
Command
Mode
Interface configuration mode
Usage Guide
An IP directed broadcast packet is an IP packet whose destination address is an IP subnet broadcast
address. For example, a packet with the destination address 172.16.16.255 is called a directed
broadcast packet. However, the node that generates this packet is not a member of the destination
subnet.
The device that is not directly connected to the destination subnet receives an IP directed broadcast
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