Specifications

ip enable directed-broadcast
274 SSR Command Line Interface Reference Manual
ip enable directed-broadcast
Purpose
Configure the router to forward directed broadcast packets received on an interface.
Format
ip enable directed-broadcast interface <interface name>|all
Mode
Configure
Description
Directed broadcast packets are network or subnet broadcast packets which are sent to a
router to be forwarded as broadcast packets. They can be misused to create Denial Of
Service attacks. The SSR protects against this possibility by not forwarding directed
broadcasts, by default. To enable the forwarding of directed broadcasts, use the ip enable
directed-broadcast command.
Parameters
interface <interface name>|all
This is the name of the specified IP interface. If you specify the all keyword,
directed broadcast forwarding is enabled for all network interfaces.
Restrictions
None
Examples
To enable directed broadcast forwarding on the “int4” network interface:
ssr(config)# ip enable directed-broadcast interface int4