The Impact of Network Commands on Switch Interface

What is the effect after the network administrator enters the following commands on the switch SW1?

1. SW1(config)# interface range fa0/5 - 10

2. SW1(config-if)# ip dhcp snooping limit rate 6

Effect of the Entered Commands

The effect of the entered commands is that the switch interface range fa0/5-10 will limit DHCP snooping to a rate of 6 packets per second.

After these commands are entered, the switch SW1 will enable DHCP snooping on the range of interfaces from fa0/5 to fa0/10. The "ip dhcp snooping limit rate 6" command will set a limit on the number of DHCP packets that can be received on each interface within the specified range to six packets per second. This can help prevent DHCP spoofing attacks, where an attacker tries to distribute incorrect IP configuration information to devices on a network.

By limiting the rate of DHCP packets, the switch can identify and drop suspicious packets beyond the specified rate limit. This enhances network security and ensures that only legitimate DHCP packets are processed by the switch.