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IP INTERFACE COMMANDS

IP Interface Commands

An IP addresses may be used for management access to the switch over your network. The IP address for this switch is obtained via DHCP by default. You can manually configure a specific IP address, or direct the device to obtain an address from a BOOTP or DHCP server when it is powered on. You may also need to a establish a default gateway between this device and management stations or other devices that exist on another network segment.

Table 4-73 IP Interface Command Syntax

Command	Function	Mode	Page
ip address	Sets the IP address for the current interface	IC	4-280
ip	Defines the default gateway through which an	GC	4-282
default-gateway	in-band management station can reach this device
ip dhcp restart	Submits a BOOTP or DCHP client request	PE	4-282
show ip interface	Displays the IP settings for this device	PE	4-283
show ip redirects	Displays the default gateway configured for this	PE	4-284
	device
ping	Sends ICMP echo request packets to another	NE,	4-284
	node on the network	PE

ip address

This command sets the IP address for the currently selected VLAN interface. Use the no form to restore the default IP address.

Syntax

ip address {ip-address netmask bootp dhcp} no ip address

•ip-address- IP address

•netmask - Network mask for the associated IP subnet. This mask identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

•bootp - Obtains IP address from BOOTP.

•dhcp - Obtains IP address from DHCP.

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