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Chapter 12 Configuring Interface Characteristics
Using Interface Configuration Mode

Connecting Interfaces

Devices within a single VLAN can communicate directly through any switch. Ports in different VLANs
cannot exchange data without going through a routing device.
With a standard Layer 2 switch, ports in different VLANs have to exchange information through a router.
By using the switch with routing enabled, when you configure both V LAN 20 and VLAN 30 with an
SVI to which an IP address is assigned, packets can be sent from Host A to Host B directly through the
switch with no need for an external router (Figure 12-1).
Figure 12-1 Connecting VLANs with a Layer 3 Switch
Using Interface Configuration Mode
The switch supports these interface types:
Physical ports—switch ports and routed ports
VLANs—switch virtual interfaces
Port channels—EtherChannel interfaces
You can also configure a range of interfaces (see the “Configuring a Range of Interfaces” section on
page 12-10).
To configure a physical interface (port), specify the interface type, module number, and switch port number,
and enter interface configuration mode.
Type—Port types depend on those supported on the switch. Possible types are: Fast Ethernet
(fastethernet or fa) for 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet (gigabitethernet or gi) for
10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet ports, 10-Gigabit Ethernet (tengigabitethernet or te) for 10,000 Mb/s, or
small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
Module number—The module or slot number on the switch (always 0).
Port number—The interface number on the switch. The port numbers always begin at 1, starting w ith
the far left port when facing the front of the switc h, for example, fastethernet0/1 or
gigabitethernet0/1. If there is more than one interface type (for example, 10/100 ports and SFP
module ports, the port numbers restart with the second interface type: gigabitethernet0/1.
Host A
SVI 1172.20.128.1 172.20.129.1SVI 2
Layer 3 switch
with routing enabled
VLAN 20
Host B
VLAN 30
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