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Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command field at the bottom of the screen and then
press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays.
Configuring the UDP Broadcast Redirector
To locate a server that can provide a particular network service, many IP hosts rely on the use of
LAN broadcasts to send UDP service requests. The UDP port number contained in the broadcast
request packet identifies the service being requested.
shows the port numbers and their
corresponding requested services.
The UDP Broadcast Redirector enables you to configure any Routing Services enabled device to
forward the UDP packets that it receives as LAN broadcasts, directly to the appropriate server.
UDP service requests that are sent as LAN broadcasts by clients of applications such as Host
Name, Domain Name, and Bootstrap servers, can be redirected to any server on any network
segment.
To configure the UDP Broadcast Redirector, complete the following steps:
1.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the UDP Port option under System Level Setup.
2.
ENTER the UDP port number of the UDP service request packets that you want to redirect
(refer to
) and then press ENTER.
Table 23 UDP Port Numbers
UDP Port #
UDP Services
37
Time
42
Host Name Server
53
Domain Name Server
65
TACACS-Database Service
67
Bootstrap Protocol/Dynamic Host Control Protocol Server
68
Bootstrap Protocol/Dynamic Host Control Protocol Client
69
Trivial File Transfer
137
NETBIOS Name Server
138
NETBIOS Datagram Server
111
Sunrpc (NIS)