IP interface parameters for routing switches
The following table lists the interface-level IP parameters for routing switches.
Parameter |
Description |
Default |
Reference |
---|---|---|---|
IP address |
A Layer 3 network interface address; separate IP addresses on individual VLAN interfaces. |
None configured |
1 |
Metric |
A numeric cost the router adds to RIP routes learned on the interface. This parameter applies only to RIP routes. |
1 (one) |
Configuring RIP parameters |
ICMP Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) |
Locally overrides the global IRDP settings. See IP global parameters for routing switches for global IRDP information. |
Disabled |
Enabling IRDP globally |
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 |
Configuring an IP helper address |
1See the chapter "Configuring IP Addressing" in the Management and Configuration Guide for your switch.