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ip address
ip address
Use the
ip address
interface configuration command on the switch stack or on a standalone switch to set
an IP address for the Layer 2 switch or an IP address for each switch virtual interface (SVI) or routed
port on the Layer 3 switch. Use the
no
form of this command to remove an IP address or to disable IP
processing.
ip address
ip-address subnet-mask
[
secondary
]
no ip address
[
ip-address subnet-mask
] [
secondary
]
Syntax Description
Defaults
No IP address is defined.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
If you remove the switch IP address through a Telnet session, your connection to the switch will be lost.
Hosts can find subnet masks using the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Mask Request
message. Routers respond to this request with an ICMP Mask Reply message.
You can disable IP processing on a particular interface by removing its IP address with the
no ip address
command. If the switch detects another host using one of its IP addresses, it will send an error message
to the console.
You can use the optional keyword
secondary
to specify an unlimited number of secondary addresses.
Secondary addresses are treated like primary addresses, except the system never generates datagrams
other than routing updates with secondary source addresses. IP broadcasts and ARP requests are handled
properly, as are interface routes in the IP routing table.
Note
If any router on a network segment uses a secondary address, all other devices on that same segment
must also use a secondary address from the same network or subnet. Inconsistent use of secondary
addresses on a network segment can very quickly cause routing loops.
When you are routing Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), ensure that all secondary addresses of an
interface fall into the same OSPF area as the primary addresses.
ip-address
IP address.
subnet-mask
Mask for the associated IP subnet.
secondary
(Optional) Specifies that the configured address is a secondary IP address. If
this keyword is omitted, the configured address is the primary IP address.
Release
Modification
12.2(40)EX1
This command was introduced.
