Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Switch/Router Step C. Conguring the Virtual Router Port (Optional)

Creating AutoTracker VLANs
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Step C. Configuring the Virtual Router Port (Optional)
You can now optionally configure the virtual router port that this VLAN will use to communi-
cate with other AutoTracker VLANs. A virtual router port for the VLAN is created within the
switch. If you do not define a virtual router port for this VLAN, devices within the VLAN will
only be able to communicate with devices in other VLANs through an external router.
You will have the choice of configuring IP, IPX, or both IP and IPX routing. Continue with the
steps below:
1. After you finish configuring AutoTracker Policies for this VLAN, the following prompt
displays:
Enable IP (y):
Press <Enter> if you want to enable IP Routing on this virtual router port. If you do not
enable IP, then this VLAN will not be able to internally route IP data. If you don’t want to
set up the IP router port, enter n, press <Enter> and skip to Step 10.
Note
You may enable routing of both IP and IPX traffic on
this router port. If you set up dual-protocol routing, you
must fill out information for both IP and IPX parame-
ters.
2. The following prompt displays:
IP Address:
Enter the IP address for this virtual router port in dotted decimal notation or hexadecimal
notation (e.g., 198.206.181.10). This IP address is assigned to the virtual router port for
this VLAN. After you enter the address, press <Enter>.
3. The following prompt displays:
IP Subnet Mask (0xffffff00):
The default IP subnet mask (in parentheses) is automatically derived from the VLAN’s IP
address class. Press <Enter> to select the default subnet mask or enter a new subnet mask
in dotted decimal notation or hexadecimal notation and press <Enter>.
4. The following prompt displays:
IP Broadcast Address (198.200.10.255):
The default IP broadcast address (in parentheses) is automatically derived from the VLAN’s
IP address class. Press <Enter> to select the default address or enter a new IP broadcast
address in dotted decimal notation or hexadecimal notation and press <Enter>.
5. The following prompt displays:
Description (30 chars max):
Enter a useful description for this virtual IP router port using alphanumeric characters. The
description may be up to 30 characters long. Press <Enter>.
6. The following prompt displays:
Disable routing? (n) :
Indicate whether you want to disable routing in the VLAN. You can enable routing later
through the modvl command.