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Configuring the Switch
Automatic Broadcast Control (ABC) Features
Configuring the Switch
5. Press the [>] key to display the remaining ABC parameters.Then do one
of the following:
• If you enabled ABC for IP_IPX and pressed [>] (figure 6-70, below):
Figure 6-70. ABC Enabled With Default IP_IPX Option (No VLANs Configured)
i. If you want IP RIP broadcast control, then select the IP RIP Control
parameter and use the Space bar to select Yes.
ii. If your network uses DHCP to manage IP addressing and you
want to automatically configure hosts on the network to be their
own gateways, select Auto Gateway and use the Space bar to select
Ye s . (For more information, refer to “Automatic Gateway Config-
uration” on page 6-115.)
iii. If you want IPX RIP/SAP broadcast control, select the IPX RIP/SAP
Control parameter and use the Space bar to select Yes.
iv. Go to step 6 on page 6-112.
Note ABC automatically sets a global broadcast limit of 30% for all ports in the
switch or selected VLAN (if VLANs are configured) that have not already been
manually set to another value. If you want to set broadcast limits on a per-port
basis, you can override the automatic setting by going to the Port Settings
screen (page 6-33) and setting the broadcast limit individually for one or more
ports.