Specifying the multicast address as the destination address for RAs

About specifying the multicast address as the destination address for RAs

An RA uses either of the following destination IP addresses:

By default, the destination IP address of an RA is the broadcast address. If all listening hosts in a local area network support IP multicast, specify 224.0.0.1 as the destination IP address.

Procedure

  1. Enter system view.

    system-view

  2. Enter interface view.

    interface interface-type interface-number

  3. Specify the multicast address 224.0.0.1 as the destination IP address of RAs.

    ip irdp multicast

    By default, RAs use the broadcast address 255.255.255.255 as the destination IP address.