Local Loopback Disable

Local Loopback Disable allows users to force the disablement of local loopback on the virtual port (vport). This disables both unicast and multicast loopback in the hardware.

• To enable Local Loopback Disable, run:

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  echo 1 > /sys/class/net/<ifname>/settings/force_local_lb_disable"
          

• To disable Local Loopback Disable, run:

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  echo 0 > /sys/class/net/<ifname>/settings/force_local_lb_disable"
          

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  When turned off, the driver configures the loopback mode according to its own logic.