Setting Up Routes

Switch Administration

To see whether the static uniroute has been added, list the routes using the show uniroute command.

Note Some devices require ILMI to be disabled for UNI routes to work. Use the set ilmiadminstatus command to disable ILMI on the SmartCell 6A000 switch on a per-port basis.

4.3.3IP Routing

The SmartCell 6A000 switch provides limited IP routing. IP routing allows switches that are not connected directly to Ethernet to communicate with an Ethernet-based network management system (NMS). The connection is made by adding IP routes on the non-connected switches that specify a client on a connected switch as their gateway to the Ethernet.

Note SmartCell 6A000 IP routing performance is inadequate for routing between VLANs. If you need to create routes between VLANs on your SmartCell 6A000, use a router equipped with an ATM interface. Consult Cabletron Customer Support for recommended routers.

For example,

Switch SW1 and the NMS are on an Ethernet network with address 128.205.99.0.

The IP address of SW1's Ethernet port is 128.205.99.254.

The IP address of SW1's LANE client is 90.1.1.254.

The IP address of SW2's LANE client is 90.1.1.33.

SW2 is not physically connected to the Ethernet network.

SW2 is connected to SW1 through an IISP route, and are both part of the same emulated LAN.

To reach SW2 with the Ethernet-based NMS, create an IP route that assigns SW1's switch client as SW2's default gateway to the network 128.205.99.0. Enter the following on SW2 (see Figure 4-3):

SmartCell ZX # add route

DestNetIP() : 128.205.99.0 < address of the Ethernet network to reach

GatewayIP() : 90.1.1.254

< IP address of SW1's LANE client

SmartCell ZX #

 

Switch SW2 can communicate with the NMS on the Ethernet network.

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