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Catalyst 2975 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
Assigning Switch Information
This example uses a Layer 3 SVI interface on VLAN 99 to enable DHCP-based autoconfiguration with
a saved configuration:
Switch#
configure terminal
Switch(conf)#
boot host dhcp
Switch(conf)#
boot host retry timeout 300
Switch(conf)#
banner config-save ^C Caution - Saving Configuration File to NVRAM May Cause
You to No longer Automatically Download Configuration Files at Reboot^C
Switch(config)#
vlan 99
Switch(config-vlan)#
interface vlan 99
Switch(config-if)#
no shutdown
Switch(config-if)#
end
Switch#
show boot
BOOT path-list:
Config file: flash:/config.text
Private Config file: flash:/private-config.text
Enable Break: no
Manual Boot: no
HELPER path-list:
NVRAM/Config file
buffer size: 32768
Timeout for Config
Download: 300 seconds
Config Download
via DHCP: enabled (next boot: enabled)
Switch#
Note
You should only configure and enable the Layer 3 interface. Do not assign an IP address or DHCP-based
autoconfiguration with a saved configuration.
Manually Assigning IP Information
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to manually assign IP information to multiple
switched virtual interfaces (SVIs):
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface vlan
vlan-id
Enter interface configuration mode, and enter the VLAN to which the IP
information is assigned. The VLAN range is 1 to 4094.
Step 3
ip address
ip-address subnet-mask
Enter the IP address and subnet mask.
Step 4
exit
Return to global configuration mode.
Step 5
ip default-gateway
ip-address
Enter the IP address of the next-hop router interface that is directly
connected to the switch where a default gateway is being configured. The
default gateway receives IP packets with unresolved destination IP
addresses from the switch.
Once the default gateway is configured, the switch has connectivity to the
remote networks with which a host needs to communicate.
Note
When your switch is configured to route with IP, it does not need
to have a default gateway set.
Step 6
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.