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Version Description
9.3(0.0) Introduced on the MXL platform.
Usage
Information
You can enable the mechanism to configure the source or the originating interface from which the packet
(the device that generates the ICMP error messages) is received by the switch to send the loopback
address instead of its source IP address to be used in the ICMP unreachable messages and in the
traceroute command output. The loopback address must be unique in a particular domain.
In network environments that contain a large number of devices, ranging up to thousands of systems, and
with each device configured for equal-cost multipath (ECMP) links, you cannot effectively and optimally
use the traceroute and ping applications to examine the network reachability and identify any broken links
for diagnostic purposes. In such cases, if the reply that is obtained from each hop on the network path
contains the IP address of the adjacent, neighboring interface from which the packet is received, it is
difficult to employ the ping and traceroute utilities. You can enable the ICMP unreachable messages to
contain the loopback address of the source device instead of the previous hop's IP address to be able
to easily and quickly identify the device and devices along the path because the DNS server maps the
loopback IP address to the hostname and does not translate the IP address of every interface of the
switch to the hostname.
Example
Dell(conf)#ipv6 icmp source-interface tengigabitethernet 0/1
Dell(conf)#
ip max-frag-count
Set the maximum number of fragments allowed in one packet for packet re-assembly.
Syntax
ip max-frag-count count
To place no limit on the number of fragments allowed, use the no ip max-frag-count command.
Parameters
count Enter a number for the number of fragments allowed for re-assembly. The range is
from 2 to 256.
Defaults No limit is set on number of fragments allowed.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
To avoid denial of service (DOS) attacks, keep the number of fragments allowed for re-assembly low.
ip name-server
Enter up to six IPv4 addresses of name servers. The order you enter the addresses determines the order of their use.
Syntax
ip name-server ipv4-address [ipv4-address2...ipv4-address6]
To remove a name server, use the no ip name-server ip-address command.
Parameters
ipv4-address Enter the IPv4 address, in dotted decimal format, of the name server to be used.
ipv4-address2...
ipv4-address6
(OPTIONAL) Enter up five more IPv4 addresses, in dotted decimal format, of name
servers to be used. Separate the addresses with a space.
IPv4 Routing 553