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946 FastIron Configuration Guide
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Basic IP configuration
NOTE
References to chassis-based Layer 3 Switches apply to the FSX 800 and FSX 1600.
NOTE
The terms Layer 3 Switch and router are used interchangeably in this chapter and mean the same.
Basic IP configuration
IP is enabled by default. Basic configuration consists of adding IP addresses for Layer 3 Switches,
enabling a route exchange protocol, such as the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Routing for directly connected IP subnets Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
Virtual Interfaces:
• Up to 512 virtual interfaces
Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only, up to
255
31-bit subnet mask on point-to-point
networks
Yes on
devices
running full
Layer 3
image
No Yes on
devices
running full
Layer 3
image
Yes on
devices
running full
Layer 3
image
No
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
(RARP)
Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
IP follow Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
Proxy ARP Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
Local proxy ARP Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
Jumbo frames
• Up to 10,240 bytes, or
• Up to 10,232 bytes in an IronStack
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IP MTU (individual port setting) Yes No Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
Path MTU discovery Yes No Yes Yes No
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) Yes Yes Yes Yes ICX 6450
only
Domain Name Server (DNS) resolver Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IP checksum check disable Yes No No No No
TABLE 163 Supported IP features
Feature FESX
FSX 800
FSX 1600
FWS FCX ICX 6610 ICX 6430
ICX 6450