Quick Reference Guide

PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide 575
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Basic IP parameters and defaults – Layer 3 Switches
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IP interface parameters – Layer 3 Switches
Table 97 lists the interface-level IP parameters for Layer 3 Switches.
TABLE 97 IP interface parameters – Layer 3 Switches
Parameter Description Default See page...
IP state The Internet Protocol, version 4 Enabled
NOTE: You cannot
disable IP.
n/a
IP address A Layer 3 network interface address
NOTE: Layer 2 Switches have a single IP address
used for management access to the
entire device. Layer 3 Switches have
separate IP addresses on individual
interfaces.
None configured
1
page 579
Encapsulation type The format of the packets in which the router
encapsulates IP datagrams. The encapsulation
format can be one of the following:
• Ethernet II
• SNAP
Ethernet II page 582
Maximum
Transmission Unit
(MTU)
The maximum length (number of bytes) of an
encapsulated IP datagram the router can
forward.
1500 for Ethernet II
encapsulated packets
1492 for SNAP
encapsulated packets
page 583
ARP age Locally overrides the global setting. Refer to
Table 96 on page 572.
Ten minutes page 589
Metric A numeric cost the router adds to RIP routes
learned on the interface. This parameter applies
only to RIP routes.
1 (one) page 646
Directed broadcast
forwarding
Locally overrides the global setting. Refer to
Table 96 on page 572.
Disabled page 592
ICMP Router
Discovery Protocol
(IRDP)
Locally overrides the global IRDP settings. Refer
to Table 96 on page 572.
Disabled page 609