SmartConnect User’s Guide

Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges

To limit access to the switch, you can set a source IP address (or range) that will be allowed to connect to the switch IP interface through Telnet, SSH, or the BBI. This also helps to prevent spoofing or attacks on the switch’s TCP/IP stack.

When an IP packet reaches the switch, the source IP address is checked against the range of addresses defined by the management networks and masks (as defined in the /cfg/sys/access/mgmt menu).

If the source IP address of the host or hosts are within the defined ranges, they are allowed to attempt to log in. Any packet addressed to a switch IP interface with a source IP address out- side these ranges are discarded.

Configuring an IP Address Range for the Management Network

Configure the management network IP address and mask in the System Access Management Menu.

>>Main# /cfg/sys/access/mgmt/add

Enter Management Network Address: 192.192.192.0

Enter Management Network Mask: 255.255.255.128

In this example, the management network is set to 192.192.192.0 and management mask is set to 255.255.255.128. This defines the following range of allowed IP addresses: 192.192.192.1 to 192.192.192.127. The following source IP addresses are granted or not granted access to the switch:

„A host with a source IP address of 192.192.192.21 falls within the defined range and would be allowed to access the switch.

„A host with a source IP address of 192.192.192.192 falls outside the defined range and is not granted access. To make this source IP address valid, you would need to shift the host to an IP address within the valid range specified, or modify the management address to be 192.192.192.128. This would put the 192.192.192.192 host within the valid range allowed by the configured management network (192.192.192.128–255).

BMD00082, February 2009

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IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 manual Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges