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Configuring a static IP route
To configure an IP static route with a destination address of 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 and a next-hop router IP address of 10.1.1.1, enter a
command such as the following.
device(config)# ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 10.1.1.1
To configure a static IP route with an Ethernet port instead of a next-hop address, enter a command such as the following.
device(config)# ip route 10.128.2.69 255.255.255.0 ethernet 1/4/1
The command in the previous example configures a static IP route for destination network 10.128.2.69/24. Since an Ethernet port is
specified instead of a gateway IP address as the next hop, the Layer 3 switch always forwards traffic for the 10.128.2.69/24 network to
port 1/4/1. The command in the following example configures an IP static route that uses virtual interface 3 as its next hop.
device(config)# ip route 10.128.2.71 255.255.255.0 ve 3
Syntax: ip route dest-ip-addr dest-mask { next-hop-ip-addr | ethernet unit / slot / port | ve num } [ metric ] [ distance num ] [ name
static-route-name ] [ tag tag-num ]
or
Syntax: ip route dest-ip-addr / mask-bits { next-hop-ip-addr | ethernet unit / slot / port | ve num } [ metric ] [ distance num ] [ name
static-route-name ] [ tag tag-num ]
The dest-ip-addr variable is the route destination. The dest-mask variable is the network mask for the route destination IP address.
Alternatively, you can specify the network mask information by entering a forward slash followed by the number of bits in the network
mask. For example, you can enter 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 as 10.0.0.0/.24.
The next-hop-ip-addr variable is the IP address of the next-hop router (gateway) for the route.
If you do not want to specify a next-hop IP address, you can instead specify a port or interface number. The num variable is a virtual
interface number. You can instead specify an Ethernet port. In this case, a Layer 3 switch forwards packets destined for the static route
destination network to the specified Layer 3 switch interface. Conceptually, this feature makes the destination network like a directly
connected network, associated with a specific Layer 3 switch interface.
NOTE
The port or virtual interface you use for the static route next hop must have at least one IP address configured on it. The address
does not need to be in the same subnet as the destination network.
The metric variable can be a number from 1 through 16. The default is 1.
NOTE
If you specify 16, RIP considers the metric to be infinite and thus also considers the route to be
unreachable.
The distance num variable specifies the administrative distance of the route. When comparing otherwise equal routes to a destination,
the Layer 3 switch prefers lower administrative distances over higher ones, so make sure you use a low value for your default route. The
default is 1.
NOTE
The Layer 3 switch will replace the static route if the it receives a route with a lower administrative distance.
NOTE
You can also assign the default router as the destination by entering 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
Configuring IP parameters - Layer 3 switches
FastIron Ethernet Switch Layer 3 Routing
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