Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family ip forward-broadcast ● 185
Command Reference
ip forward-broadcast
Purpose Use the ip forward-broadcast command to enable the current interface to
forward broadcasts.
Use the undo ip forward-broadcast command to disable the current interface
to forward broadcasts.
Syntax ip forward-broadcast [ acl-number ]
undo ip forward-broadcast
Parameters acl-number
ACL value. Valid values are 1000 to 3999.
Default By default, the router does not forward broadcasts.
Example Enable interface Ethernet 0/0/0 to forward all broadcasts.
[Router-Ethernet0/0/0] ip forward-broadcast
Enable interface Ethernet 0/0/0 to forward broadcasts matching ACL 2100.
[Router-Ethernet0/0/0] ip forward-broadcast 2100
[Router] acl number 2100
[Router-acl-basic-2100] rule 1 permit source 1.1.0.0 0.0.255.255
[Router-acl-basic-2100] rule 2 deny source any
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ Interface view
Description You may configure this command on an output interface. When configured with an
ACL, the command which otherwise allows the output interface to forward all
broadcasts enables the output interface to forward only matched broadcasts.