Total Jumbo Packets

Chapter 4 Configuring Interfaces

Configuring CDP Mode

User the cdp-modecommand in service interface mode to have the sensor either forward or drop CDP packets.

The following option applies:

cdp-mode{forward-cdp-packets drop-cdp-packets}—Configures the sensor to either forward CDP packets or drop CDP packets. The default is drop-cdp-packets.

Enabling CDP Mode

To configure CDP mode, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.

Step 2 Enter interface submode.

sensor# configure terminal sensor(config)# service interface

Step 3 Enable CDP mode.

sensor(config-int)#cdp-mode forward-cdp-packets

Step 4 Verify the settings.

sensor(config-int)# show settings

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bypass-mode: auto <defaulted>

interface-notifications

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missed-percentage-threshold: 0 percent <defaulted>

notification-interval: 30 seconds <defaulted>

idle-interface-delay: 30 seconds <defaulted>

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cdp-mode: forward-cdp-packets default: drop-cdp-packets sensor(config-int)#

Displaying Interface Statistics

Note The show interface command output for the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520 does not include the total undersize packets or total transmit FIFO overruns.

Note When the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520 are in bypass mode, VLAN statistics in the show interface and packet display/capture command output do not show any packets.

The jumbo packet count in the show interface command output from the lines

Received and Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted for ASA IPS modules may be larger than expected due to some packets that were almost jumbo size on the wire being counted as jumbo size by the IPS. This miscount is a result of header bytes added to the packet by the ASA before the packet is transmitted to the IPS. For IPv4, 58 bytes of header data are added. For IPv6, 78 bytes of header data are added. The ASA removes the added IPS header before the packet leaves the ASA.

 

 

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Cisco Systems IPS4510K9 manual Displaying Interface Statistics, Enabling CDP Mode, Enable CDP mode

IPS4510K9 specifications

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