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Chapter22 Configuring IP Unicast Routing
Enabling IP Routing
GigabitEthernet0/1 is up, line protocol is up
Internet protocol processing disabled
GigabitEthernet0/2 is up, line protocol is down
Internet protocol processing disabled
Enabling IP Routing
By default, the switch is in Layer 2 switching mode and IP routing is disabled. To use the Layer3
capabilities of the switch, you must enable IP routing.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable IP routing:
Use the no ip routing global configuration command to disable routing.
This example shows how to enable IP routing using RIP as the routing pr otocol :
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# ip routing
Switch(config)# router rip
Switch(config-router)# network 10.0.0.0
Switch(config-router)# end
You can now set up parameters for the selected routing protocols as described in the se sect ions:
Configuring RIP, page 22-25
Configuring IGRP, page 22-30
Configuring OSPF, page 22-35
Configuring EIGRP, page 22-46
You can also configure nonprotocol-specific features:
Configuring Protocol-Independent Features, page 22-53
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 ip routing Enable IP routing.
Step3 router ip_routing_protocol Specify an IP routing protocol. This step might include other
commands, such as specifying the networks to route with the
network (RIP) router configuration command. For inf or matio n o n
specific protocols, refer to sections later in this chapter and to the
Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing Configuration Guide for Release 12.1.
Step4 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step5 show running-config Verify your entries.
Step6 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.