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source-address (RPM)

Syntax

Junos OS Hierarchy Level

Junos OS Evolved Hierarchy Level

Description

Specify the source IP address used for probes. If the source IP address is not one of the router’s or switch’s assigned addresses, the packet uses the outgoing interface’s address as its source. Prior to Junos OS Evolved Release 23.1R1, only IPv4 addresses are supported for Junos OS Evolved.

The following addresses cannot be used for the source IP address used for probes:

  • 0.0.0.0

  • 127.0.0.0/8 (loopback)

  • 224.0.0.0/4 (multicast)

  • 255.255.255.255 (broadcast)

  • ::/128

  • ::1/128 (loopback)

  • fc00::/7 (unique-local)

  • 2001:db8::/32 (documentation prefix)

  • 2002::/16 (6to4)

  • 5f00::/8 (6bone)

  • 2001:10::/28 (ORCHID)

  • 2001::/32 (Teredo)

  • ::/0 (default route)

  • ff00::/8 (multicast)

  • :ffff:0:0/96 (IPv4-mapped addresses)

Options

address—Valid IP address. You cannot configure this statement if the address configured for the target statement is an IPv6 link-local address.

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.3 for EX Series switches.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 13.2 for PTX Series Packet Transport routers.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Evolved Release 20.1R1.

Support for IPv6 addresses added in Junos OS Evolved 23.1R1.

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