Configuration Menu 160
Default Gateway configuration
Command:
/cfg/l3/gw <
1-4, 254
>
[Default gateway 1 Menu]
addr - Set IP address
intr - Set interval between ping attempts
retry - Set number of failed attempts to declare gateway DOWN
arp - Enable/disable ARP only health checks
ena - Enable default gateway
dis - Disable default gateway
del - Delete default gateway
cur - Display current default gateway configuration
The switch supports up to four gateways, plus the management gateway 254. By default,
no gateways are configured on the switch. Enter
1, 2, 3,
or
4, or 254
in the command as the
<gateway number>
, depending upon which gateway you want to configure.
The following table describes the Default IP Gateway Configuration Menu options.
Table 131
Default IP Gateway Configuration Menu options
Command Description
addr <
IP address
>
Configures the IP address of the default IP gateway using dotted decimal notation.
For example, 192.4.17.44.
intr <
0-60
>
The switch pings the default gateway to verify that it is up. The
intr
option sets
the time between health checks. The range is from 0 to 60 seconds. The default is
2 seconds.
retry <
1-120
>
Sets the number of failed health check attempts required before declaring this
default gateway inoperative. The range is from 1 to 120 attempts. The default is 8
attempts.
arp disable|enable
Enables or disables Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) health checks. This
command is disabled by default.
ena
Enables the gateway for use.
dis
Disables the gateway.
del
Deletes the gateway from the configuration.
cur
Displays the current gateway settings.