About VLANs

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If layer 3 information is provided in the IP VLAN for which you are configuring an IP interface, the subnet portion of both addresses must be compatible.

For example:

IP VLAN subnet 157.103.54.0 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

IP host interface address 157.103.54.254 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

Layer 2 (bridging) communication is still possible within an IP VLAN (or router interface) for the group of ports within that IP Interface’s IP VLAN. IP data destined for a different IP subnet uses the IP routing interface to get to that different subnet, even if the destination subnet is on a shared port.

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