Quick Reference Guide

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Chapter
21
Configuring IP
Basic configuration
NOTE
The terms Layer 3 Switch and router are used interchangeably in this chapter and mean the same
thing.
IP is enabled by default. Basic configuration consists of adding IP addresses and, for Layer 3
Switches, enabling a route exchange protocol, such as Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
If you are configuring a Layer 3 Switch, refer to “Configuring IP addresses” on page 579 to add IP
addresses, then refer to one or more of the following to enable and configure the route exchange
protocols:
• Chapter 22, “Configuring RIP”
• Chapter 23, “Configuring OSPF Version 2 (IPv4)”
If you are configuring a Layer 2 Switch, refer to “Configuring the management IP address and
specifying the default gateway” on page 616 to add an IP address for management access through
the network and to specify the default gateway.
The rest of this chapter describes IP and how to configure it in more detail. Use the information in
this chapter if you need to change some of the IP parameters from their default values or you want
to view configuration information or statistics.
Overview
Layer 2 Switches and Layer 3 Switches support Internet Protocol (IP) version 4. IP support on Layer
2 Switches consists of basic services to support management access and access to a default
gateway. IP support on Layer 3 Switches includes all of the following, in addition to a highly
configurable implementation of basic IP services including Address Resolution Protocol (ARP),
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP), and Reverse ARP (RARP):
• Route exchange protocols:
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Multicast protocols:
• Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP)
• Protocol Independent Multicast Dense (PIM-DM)
• Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse (PIM-SM)
• Router redundancy protocols:
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol Extended (VRRPE)
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)