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IP Interface Commands 4

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 4-76 IP Interface Commands

Command	Function	Mode	Page
ip address	Sets the IP address for the current interface	IC	4-223
ip default-gateway	Defines the default gateway through which this switch can reach	GC	4-224
	other subnetworks
ip dhcp restart	Submits a BOOTP or DHCP client request	PE	4-225
show ip interface	Displays the IP settings for this device	PE	4-225
show ip redirects	Displays the default gateway configured for this device	PE	4-226
ping	Sends ICMP echo request packets to another node on the	NE,	4-226
	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.

Default Setting

DHCP

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (VLAN)

Command Usage

•You must assign an IP address to this device to gain management access over the network. You can manually configure a specific IP address, or direct the device to obtain an address from a BOOTP or DHCP server. Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. Anything outside this format will not be accepted by the configuration program.

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