Configuring ICMP Router Discovery for a Port

Before you begin

  • You must globally enable ICMP Router Discovery.

  • Change the VRF instance as required. For information about how to use EDM for a non-default VRF, see Select and Launch a VRF Context View.

About this task

Use this procedure to configure Router Discovery on a port. When enabled, the port sends Router Discovery advertisement packets.

Procedure

  1. In the Device Physical View tab, select a port.
  2. In the navigation tree, expand the following folders: Configuration > Edit > Port.
  3. Click IP.
  4. Click the Router Discovery tab.
  5. To enable Router Discovery, select AdvFlag.
  6. Configure other parameters as required for proper operation.
  7. Click Apply.

Router Discovery field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Router Discovery tab.

Name

Description

AdvAddress

Specifies the destination IP address used for broadcast or multicast router advertisements sent from the interface. The accepted values are the all-systems multicast address 224.0.0.1, or the limited-broadcast address 255.255.255.255.

The default value is 255.255.255.255.

AdvFlag

Indicates whether (true) or not (false) the address is advertised on the interface.

The default value is True (advertise address).

AdvLifetime

Specifies the time to live value (TTL) of router advertisements (in seconds) sent from the interface. The range is MaxAdvInterval to 9000 seconds.

The default value is 1800 seconds.

MaxAdvInterval

Specifies the maximum time (in seconds) that elapses between unsolicited broadcast or multicast router advertisement transmissions from the interface. The range is 4 seconds to 1800 seconds.

The default value is 600 seconds.

MinAdvInterval

Specifies the minimum time (in seconds) that elapses between unsolicited broadcast or multicast router advertisement transmissions from the interface. The range is 3 seconds to MaxAdvInterval.

The default value is 450 seconds.

PreferenceLevel

Specifies the preference value (a higher number indicates more preferred) of the address as a default router address relative to other router addresses on the same subnet. The accepted values are –2147483648 to 2147483647.

The default value is 0.
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