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Chapter38 Configuring IP Unicast Routing Configuring IP Addressing
Figure38-3 No IP Classless Routing
To prevent the switch from forwarding packets destined for unrecognized subnets to the be st su perne t
route possible, you can disable classless routing behavior.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to disable classless routing:
To restore the default and have the switch forward packets destined for a subnet of a network with no
network default route to the best supernet route possible, use the ip classless global configuration
command.
Configuring Address Resolution Methods
You can control interface-specific handling of IP by using address resolution. A device using IP can have
both a local address or MAC address, which uniquely defines the device on its loca l segme nt or LAN ,
and a network address, which identifies the network to which the device belongs.
Note In a switch stack, network communication uses a single MAC address and the IP address of the stack.
The local address or MAC address is known as a data link address because it is conta ined in the data link
layer (Layer 2) section of the packet header and is read by data link (Layer 2) devices. To communicate
with a device on Ethernet, the software must learn the MAC address of the device. The process of
learning the MAC address from an IP address is called address resolution. The process of learning the
IP address from the MAC address is called revers e address re s olutio n .
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Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 no ip classless Disable classless routing behavior.
Step3 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step4 show running-config Verify your entry.
Step5 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entry in the configuration file.