ipv6 icmpv6 redirect

Enables IPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Redirect messages, which request that packets be sent on an alternative route.

Syntax

no ipv6 icmpv6 redirect

ICMPv6 redirect messages are disabled by default.

Interface configuration mode

Note

This command is only available on SLX 9640 and SLX 9540.

Note

This command is not supported on port-channel (PO)/virtual ethernet (VE) interfaces.

The no form of the command disables IPv6 ICMP Redirect messages.

User can disable ICMP redirect messages when traffic needs to be routed into and out of the same Layer 3 interface.

The following example enables IPv6 ICMP Redirect messages on an Ethernet interface.

device(config)# interface ethernet 2/5
device(conf-int-eth-2/5)# ipv6 icmpv6 redirect