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Ip interface parameters, Table 4 – Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and Router Guide (Supporting ADX v03.1.00) User Manual

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Basic IP parameters and defaults

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IP interface parameters

Table 4

lists the interface-level IP parameters for Layer 3 Switches.

Static route

An IP route you place in the IP route table.

No entries

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Source
interface

The IP address the router uses as the source address
for Telnet, RADIUS, or TACACS/TACACS+ packets
originated by the router. The router can select the
source address based on either of the following:

The lowest-numbered IP address on the interface
the packet is sent on.

The lowest-numbered IP address on a specific
interface. The address is used as the source for
all packets of the specified type regardless of
interface the packet is sent on.

The lowest-numbered IP
address on the interface
the packet is sent on.

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TABLE 4

IP interface parameters

Parameter

Description

Default

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IP address

A Layer 3 network interface address
NOTE: Layer 3 Switches have separate IP addresses on

individual interfaces.

None configured

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Directed broadcast
forwarding

Locally overrides the global setting. Refer to

Table 3

on

page 51.

Disabled

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ICMP Redirect
messages

Locally overrides the global setting. Refer to

Table 3

on

page 51.

Enabled

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DHCP gateway
stamp

The router can assist DHCP/BootP Discovery packets
from one subnet to reach DHCP/BootP servers on a
different subnet by placing the IP address of the router
interface that receives the request in the request
packet’s Gateway field.
You can override the default and specify the IP address to
use for the Gateway field in the packets.
NOTE: UDP broadcast forwarding for client DHCP/BootP

requests (bootpc) must be enabled and you must
configure an IP helper address (the server’s IP
address or a directed broadcast to the server’s
subnet) on the port connected to the client.

The
lowest-numbered IP
address on the
interface that
receives the request

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TABLE 3

IP global parameters (Continued)

Parameter

Description

Default

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