Pinging to broadcast address

[bapatsubodh]

Hi,

Although there is no host present with broadcast address (192.168.1.255) ping responce is received how can we stop this?

Tried using ip directed broadcast but some how it's still responding to broadcast address.

Please share the experience to stop broadcast replies.

Thanks

Subodh

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello Subodh,

if you want that ping to directed broadcast 192.168.1.255 is not sent out on a router interface you need to use

int type x/y

no ip directed-broadcast

you can check this setting using

sh ip interface typex/y

example:

sh ip int vlan160 | inc irected
  Directed broadcast forwarding is disable

sh run int vlan 160 | inc ip address
ip address 10.54.120.4 255.255.255.0

ping 10.54.120.255                

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.54.120.255, timeout is 2 seconds:

Reply to request 0 from 10.54.120.5, 4 ms
Reply to request 1 from 10.54.120.5, 1 ms
Reply to request 2 from 10.54.120.5, 1 ms
Reply to request 3 from 10.54.120.5, 1 ms
Reply to request 4 from 10.54.120.5, 1 ms

the answer comes from the companion switch (a pair of C6500 at distribution layer in a campus network)

however, this setting does not stop packets originated at router itself  as shown above

Hope to help

Giuseppe

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