266CHAPTER 29: UDP HELPER CONFIGURATION GUIDE
[SwitchA]
| # Configure the switch to forward broadcasts containing the destination UDP port |
| number 137. (By default, the device, after enabled with UDP Helper, forwards the |
| broadcasts containing the destination UDP port number 137.) |
| [SwitchA] |
| # Specify the destination server on |
| [SwitchA] interface |
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Complete Configuration | # |
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Precautions | ■ On a Switch 5500, the reception of directed broadcast packets to a directly |
| connected network is disabled by default, but this feature must be enabled |
| with the ip |
| UDP Helper. For details about the ip |
| Addressing Configuration” and “IP Performance Configuration” in the |
| Configuration Guide for your product. |
| ■ You need to enable UDP Helper before specifying any UDP port to match UDP |
| broadcasts; otherwise, error information is displayed. When the UDP helper |
| function is disabled, all the specified UDP ports are disabled, including the |
| default ports. |
| ■ You can specify up to 20 destination server addresses on a VLAN interface. |