Chapter 1 Managing Single Entities

Preventing Network Access to a Non-Cisco End Point

Preventing Network Access to a Non-Cisco End Point

We do not recommend using PC clients running EnergyWise Orchestrator as domain members. In an EnergyWise network, non-Cisco endpoints could have access to the connected IP network and the Internet.

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PC with Access to the EnergyWise Network and the Internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For example, in this network, to receive an IP address from the DHCP server, the PC sends a broadcast message to the switches, which forward the message to the Internet. The DHCP server receives the message and assigns an IP address to the PC.

When the PC sends an EnergyWise message to the Layer 2 switch, it forwards the message to the Layer 3 switch instead of responding to it. The Layer 2 switch and the connected PC are in different VLANs. The Layer 3 switch also forwards the message.

If the message is forwarded to the router, the router adds the PC to the router MAC address table as a directly connected device. To prevent this, you can configure a switched virtual interface (SVI) on the Layer 2 switch so that the PC and switch are now in the same VLAN.

The PC now has access to the connected IP network and to the Internet.

When the PC sends messages to the switch, the switch now responds to the messages instead of forwarding them.

The PC can also send messages to and receive messages from the IP network.

 

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