Hi all !
Who can please give me simple explanations about IP ICMP REDIRECT ? How does it work ?
I don't understand this explanation on Cisco website :
"Usage Guidelines An ICMP redirect message can be generated by a router when a packet is received and transmitted on the same interface. In this situation, the router will forward the original packet and send a ICMP redirect message back to the sender of the original packet. This behavior allows the sender to bypass the router and forward future packets directly to the destination (or a router closer to the destination). There are two types of ICMP redirect messages: redirect for a host address or redirect for an entire subnet. The ip icmp redirect command determines the type of ICMP redirects sent by the system and is configured on a per system basis. Some hosts do not understand ICMP subnet redirects and need the router to send out ICMP host redirects. Use the ip icmp redirect host command to have the router send out ICMP host redirects. Use the ip icmp redirect subnet command to set the value back to the default, which is to send subnet redirects. To prevent the router from sending ICMP redirects, use the no ip redirects interface configuration command"
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