IP Interface Commands

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IP Interface Commands
An IP addresses may be used for management access to the switch over your
network. The IP address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default. You can
manually configure a specific IP address, or direct the device to obtain an address
from a BOOTP or DHCP server when it is powered on. You may also need to a
establish a default gateway between this device and management stations or other
devices that exist on another network segment.

ip address

This command sets the IP address for the currently selected VLAN interface. Use
the no form to restore the default IP address.
Syntax
ip address {ip-address netmask | bootp | dhcp}
no ip address
•ip-address - IP address
•netmask - Network mask for the associated IP subnet. This mask identifies
the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.
•bootp - Obtains IP address from BOOTP.
•dhcp - Obtains IP address from DHCP.
Default Setting
DHCP
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (VLAN)
Command Usage
• You must assign an IP address to this device to gain management access
over the network. You can manually configure a specific IP address, or direct
the device to obtain an address from a BOOTP or DHCP server. Valid IP
addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything
outside this format will not be accepted by the configuration program.
Table 4-69. IP Interface Commands
Command Function Mode Page
ip address Sets the IP address for the current interface IC 4-213
ip dhcp restart Submits a BOOTP or DHCP client request PE 4-214
ip default-gateway Defines the default gateway through which this switch can reach
other subnetworks
GC 4-215
show ip interface Displays the IP settings for this device PE 4-215
show ip redirects Displays the default gateway configured for this device PE 4-216
ping Sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the
network
NE,
PE
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