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Port — The port from which the storm control is enabled.
Broadcast Control — Enables or disables forwarding Broadcast packets on the switch. The default
is
Disable .
Modifying PowerConnect 2716/2724 Storm Control Port Parameters
1 Open the Storm Control page.
2 Enter the fields.
3 Click Apply Changes .
The Storm Control port parameters are saved to the PowerConnect 2716/2724 switch.
Configuring Storm Control on the PowerConnect 2748
The following describes Storm Control for PowerConnect 2748:
Figure 6-18. Storm Control Page (PowerConnect 2748 Switch Configuration)
Port — The port from which the Storm Control is enabled.
Broadcast Control — Enables or disables forwarding Broadcast packet types on the switch.
Mode — Sets the mode of Broadcast Storm Control based on the types of traffic selected. The
possible options for types of traffic are Unknown Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast, and Broadcast
only.
Rate Threshold (3.5K - 1000M) — The maximum rate (bytes per second) at which unknown
packets are forwarded.