Nortel Networks 2500 Series manual Assigning and clearing IP addresses, Ip address command

178System configuration using the CLI

Assigning and clearing IP addresses

Using the CLI, you can assign IP addresses and Gateway addresses, clear these addresses, and view configured IP addresses. This section contains information about the following topics:

•"ip address command" (page 178)

•"default ip address command" (page 179)

•"no ip address command" (page 179)

•"default ip netmask command" (page 179)

•"no ip netmask command" (page 179)

•"ip default-gateway command" (page 180)

•"no ip default-gateway command" (page 180)

•"default ip default-gateway command" (page 181)

•"show ip command" (page 181)

ip address command

The ip address command sets the IP address and subnet mask for the switch. The syntax for the ip address command is:

ip address <XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX> [netmask <XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX>]

The ip address command is executed in the Global Configuration command mode.

Table 47 "ip address command parameters and variables" (page

178)describes the parameters and variables for the ip address command.

Table 47

ip address command parameters and variables

Parameters and	Description
variables
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX	Enter IP address in dotted decimal notation; netmask is
	optional.
netmask	Set the IP subnet mask for the switch.

ATTENTION

When you change the IP address or subnet mask, you may lose connection to Telnet and the Web.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

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