IP Routing Features
Overview of IP Routing
IP Interface Parameters for Routing Switches
Table 3-2 lists the interface-level IP parameters for routing switches.
Table 3-2.
IP Interface Parameters – Routing Switches
Parameter
Description
Default
See page
IP address
A Layer 3 network interface address; separate IP
addresses on individual VLAN interfaces.
None configured
*
Metric
A numeric cost the router adds to RIP routes learned
on the interface. This parameter applies only to RIP
routes.
1 (one)
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ICMP Router
Discovery
Protocol (IRDP)
Locally overrides the global IRDP settings. See table 3
1 on page 3-8 for global IRDP information.
Disabled
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IP helper address
The IP address of a UDP application server (such as a
BootP or DHCP server) or a directed broadcast
address. IP helper addresses allow the routing switch
to forward requests for certain UDP applications from
a client on one subnet to a server on another subnet.
None configured
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*
Refer to the chapter titled “Configuring IP Addressing” in the
Management and Configuration Guide
for your switch.
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