NETGEAR 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide

The following example configures OSPF on a 7000 Series Managed Switch operating as a border router:

Enable routing for the switch.

(Netgear Switch) #config

(Netgear Switch) (Config)#ip routing

Enable routing & assign IP for ports 1/0/2, 1/0/3 and 1/0/4.

(Netgear Switch) (Config)#interface 1/0/2 (Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/2)#routing

(Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/2)#ip address 192.150.2.2 255.255.255.0 (Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/2)#exit

(Netgear Switch) (Config)#interface 1/0/3 (Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/3)#routing

(Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/3)#ip address 192.130.3.1 255.255.255.0 (Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/3)#exit

(Netgear Switch) (Config)#interface 1/0/4 (Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/4)#routing

(Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/4)#ip address 192.64.4.1 255.255.255.0 (Netgear Switch) (Interface 1/0/4)#exit

Specify the router ID and enable OSPF for the switch. Set disable 1583compatibility to prevent a routing loop.

(Netgear Switch) (Config)#router ospf (Netgear Switch) (Config router)#enable

(Netgear Switch) (Config router)#router-id 192.130.1.1 (Netgear Switch) (Config router)#no 1583compatibility (Netgear Switch) (Config router)#exit

(Netgear Switch) (Config)#exit

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7000 specifications

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