3com 8807 User Guide

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Configuring IP Address
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configure static ARP entries that have only IP addresses. The switch will 
automatically fill the MAC address in the ARP mapping entries so that only users 
configured with static ARP entries can have access to the network.
IP address protection configuration
The tasks of IP address protection configuration include:
Configuring auto-fill ARP address
Enabling IP address protection
CAUTION:
The MAC address auto filling function is enabled only when the IP address 
protection function is enabled on the interface.
Once after the initial auto filling of ARP address, the user-configured static ARP 
entry becomes a normal static ARP entry and cannot be filled again.
Configuring Whether 
the Switch Sends 
Unreachable Packets
When receiving an IP packet whose TTL is 1, the switch sends an unreachable 
packet to the sending end. However, if an attacker continuously sends IP packets 
whose TTLs are less than or equal to 1 to the switch, the switch keeps sending 
unreachable packets to the attacker. In this case, the switch CPU is under attack.
When receiving an IP packet whose TTL is less than or equal to 1, the switch sends 
the ICMP packet "time exceeded" to the network management system instead of 
sending an unreachable packet to the sending end, thus avoiding attack on the 
CPU.
Table 55   Configure IP address protection
Operation 
Command 
Description 
Enter system view 
system-view 
Configure auto-fill ARP 
address 
arp static ip-address 
Optional 
Enter VLAN interface view 
interface Vlan-interface 
vlan-id 
Enable IP address protection 
ip-protect enable 
By default, the IP address 
protection function is disabled 
on VLAN interface 
View the IP address protection 
status of the current VLAN 
interface 
display this 
You can carry out the display 
this
 command in any view
Table 56   Configure whether the switch sends unreachable packets
Operation 
Command 
Description 
Enter system view 
system-view 
Configure that the switch 
sends the ICMP message 
"time exceeded" to the 
network management system 
when the switch receives an IP 
packet whose TTL is less than 
or equal to 1 
ip icmp-time-exceed enable 
By default, the switch sends 
the ICMP message "time 
exceeded" to the network 
management system