ip icmp echo broadcast-request

Enables an ICMP echo response caused by a broadcast echo request.
Syntax
ip icmp echo broadcast-request
no ip icmp echo broadcast-request
Command Default

By default, devices are enabled to respond to broadcast ICMP echo packets, which are ping requests.

Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of the command disables the response to broadcast ICMP echo packets (ping requests).

Examples

The following example enables an ICMP echo response caused by a broadcast echo request. 

device(config)# ip icmp echo broadcast-request
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