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Configuring Routing Interfaces
For each VLAN routing interface you can assign a static IP address, or you can
allow a network DHCP server to assign a dynamic IP address.
When a port is enabled for bridging (L2 switching) rather than routing,
which is the default, all normal bridge processing is performed for an inbound
packet, which is then associated with a VLAN. Its MAC Destination Address
(MAC DA) and VLAN ID are used to search the MAC address table. If
routing is enabled for the VLAN, and the MAC DA of an inbound unicast
packet is that of the internal router interface, the packet is routed. An
inbound multicast packet is forwarded to all ports in the VLAN, plus the
internal bridge-router interface, if it was received on a routed VLAN.
Since a port can be configured to belong to more than one VLAN, VLAN
routing might be enabled for all of the VLANs on the port or for only some of
the VLANs on the port. VLAN Routing can be used to allow more than one
physical port to reside on the same subnet. It could also be used when a
VLAN spans multiple physical networks, or when additional segmentation or
security is required.
What Are Loopback Interfaces?
A loopback interface is a logical interface that is always up and, because it
cannot go down, allows the switch to have a stable IP address that other
network devices and protocols can use to reach the switch. The loopback can
provide the source address for sent packets.
The loopback interface does not behave like a network switching port.
Specifically, there are no neighbors on a loopback interface; it is a pseudo-
device for assigning local addresses so that the other layer 3 devices can
communicate with the switch by using the loopback IP address. The loopback
interface is always up and can receive traffic from any of the existing active
interfaces. Thus, given reachability from a remote client, the address of the
loopback can be used to communicate with the switch through various
services such as Telnet and SSH. In this way, the IP address on a loopback
behaves identically to any of the local addresses of the VLAN routing
interfaces in terms of the processing of incoming packets.
NOTE:
In this context, loopback interfaces should not be confused with the
loopback IP address, usually 127.0.0.1, assigned to a host for handling self-routed
packets.
Summary of Contents for PowerConnect 8024
Page 48: ...48 Contents ...
Page 52: ...52 Introduction ...
Page 86: ...86 Switch Features ...
Page 140: ...140 Setting Basic Network Information ...
Page 178: ...178 Managing a Switch Stack ...
Page 204: ...204 Configuring Authentication Authorization and Accounting ...
Page 272: ...272 Managing General System Settings ...
Page 308: ...308 Configuring SNMP ...
Page 336: ...336 Managing Images and Files ...
Page 354: ...354 Auto Image and Configuration Update ...
Page 468: ...468 Configuring Port Characteristics ...
Page 512: ...512 Configuring Port and System Security ...
Page 550: ...550 Configuring Access Control Lists ...
Page 580: ...580 Configuring VLANs Figure 22 17 GVRP Port Parameters Table ...
Page 586: ...586 Configuring VLANs Figure 22 24 Double VLAN Port Parameter Table ...
Page 618: ...618 Configuring VLANs ...
Page 631: ...Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol 631 Figure 23 5 Spanning Tree Global Settings ...
Page 637: ...Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol 637 Figure 23 11 RSTP LAG Settings ...
Page 685: ...Configuring Port Based Traffic Control 685 Figure 25 3 Storm Control 5 Click Apply ...
Page 776: ...776 Snooping and Inspecting Traffic Figure 27 17 DAI Interface Configuration Summary ...
Page 790: ...790 Snooping and Inspecting Traffic ...
Page 797: ...Configuring Link Aggregation 797 To view or edit settings for multiple LAGs click Show All ...
Page 894: ...894 Configuring DHCP Server Settings ...
Page 928: ...928 Configuring L2 and L3 Relay Features Figure 34 3 DHCP Relay Interface Summary ...
Page 955: ...Configuring OSPF and OSPFv3 955 Figure 35 1 OSPF Configuration ...
Page 1030: ...1030 Configuring OSPF and OSPFv3 ...
Page 1068: ...1068 Configuring VRRP ...
Page 1092: ...1092 Configuring IPv6 Routing ...
Page 1119: ...Configuring Differentiated Services 1119 Figure 40 5 DiffServ Class Criteria ...
Page 1126: ...1126 Configuring Differentiated Services Figure 40 14 DiffServ Service Summary ...
Page 1142: ...1142 Configuring Differentiated Services ...
Page 1148: ...1148 Configuring Class of Service Figure 41 1 Mapping Table Configuration CoS 802 1P ...
Page 1160: ...1160 Configuring Class of Service ...
Page 1164: ...1164 Configuring Auto VoIP Figure 42 2 Auto VoIP Interface Configuration ...
Page 1230: ...1230 Managing IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast Figure 43 51 DVMRP Next Hop Summary ...
Page 1256: ...1256 Managing IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast ...
Page 1266: ...1266 Feature Limitations and Platform Constants ...
Page 1274: ...1274 System Process Definitions ...
Page 1294: ...Index 1294 ...