Re: switchport block question

From: James Ventre (james@ventrefamily.com)
Date: Fri Dec 09 2005 - 15:05:56 GMT-3


Hard code an ARP entry on the router ..... then flood it from another
port (to the destinatin IP). If it's the same L2 ... hardcode the arp
on a PC ... then send data to it (from that same PC).

James

san wrote:

  How can i trigger a unknown unicast DMAC packet ?
  
  /SAN
  
  On 12/8/05, Brian Dennis <bdennis@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:

    The command is used to stop the switch from forwarding unicast packets
    with an unknown destination MAC address out a port. It's not used to
    stop all unicast traffic from being sent out a port.
    
    Here is an example:
    
    R1 (10.1.1.1) and R2 (10.1.1.2) are connected to ports Fa0/1 and Fa0/2
    on the switch. The switch is configured with "switchport block unicast"
    on Fa0/1 and Fa0/2.
    
    Switch#clear mac-address-table dynamic
    Switch#sho mac-address-table int fa0/1
              Mac Address Table
    -------------------------------------------
    
    Vlan Mac Address Type Ports
    ---- ----------- -------- -----
    Switch#sho mac-address-table int fa0/2
              Mac Address Table
    -------------------------------------------
    
    Vlan Mac Address Type Ports
    ---- ----------- -------- -----
    Switch#

    R2#ping 10.1.1.1
    
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
    .....
    Success rate is 0 percent (0/5)
    R2#clear arp
    R2#ping 10.1.1.1
    
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
    ...!!
    Success rate is 40 percent (2/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/4 ms
    R2#

    Switch#sho mac-address-table int fa0/1
              Mac Address Table
    -------------------------------------------
    
    Vlan Mac Address Type Ports
    ---- ----------- -------- -----
       1 0030.9410.4820 DYNAMIC Fa0/1
    Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 1
    Switch#sho mac-address-table int fa0/2
              Mac Address Table
    -------------------------------------------
    
    Vlan Mac Address Type Ports
    ---- ----------- -------- -----
       1 0003.e38e.6140 DYNAMIC Fa0/2
    Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 1
    Switch#

    HTH,
    
    Brian Dennis, CCIE #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security) bdennis@internetworkexpert.com
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: nobody@groupstudy.com [ mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com ] On Behalf Of
    san
    Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 10:47 PM
    To: lab
    Subject: switchport block question
    
    Could not understand, what does "switchport block unicast" does ?
    How to test/verify this behaviour ?
    
    Router3(F0/0)---------F0/3-Switch-F0/5--------F0/0Router5
    
    Question:
    If enabled on F0/3, Does it block unicast traffic from R3 to R5 or
    R5 to R3 ?
    
    I tried pinging from R3 & its successful.
    
    http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/12_2_25a/con f/uniflood.htm

    Thanks
    SAN
    
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