From: Jonathan Hays (nomad@gfoyle.org)
Date: Sun Dec 14 2003 - 23:13:49 GMT-3
you wrote:
so that means the following pairs of command MUST be used together ?
thanks.
1) if default 8 ports are required
ip helper-address
ip forward-protocol udp
2) if additional udp port is required
ip helper-address
ip forward-protocol udp <new_port>
rgds,
alec
= = =
No.
The "ip forward-protocol" command is NOT necessary in case 1). I have
set up routers with only "ip helper-address" configured many, many
times. It works. I doubt you will take my word for it, so look at this
URL.
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/
fipras_r/1rfipadr.htm#1018608
"The UDP destination port must be for TFTP, Domain Name System (DNS),
Time, NetBIOS, ND, BOOTP or DHCP packet, or a UDP port specified by the
ip forward-protocol udp global configuration command."
Carefully note the word "or" in the sentence above. If the desired
port(s) is in the "ip helper-address" list of ports then no "ip
forward-protocol" command need be configured.
Also, look at the example in the same URL:
"Examples
The following example defines an address that acts as a helper address:
interface ethernet 1
ip helper-address 121.24.43.2"
The "ip forward-protocol" command is used only if you need to forward a
port that is not in the standard "helper-address" ports, or disable
forwarding for one or more of the default "helper-address" ports.
HTH,
Jonathan
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