IP Routing Features
Overview of IP Routing
IP Interface Parameters for Routing Switches
Table 16-2 lists the interface-level IP parameters for routing switches.
Table 16-2. 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 chapter 7
Metric A numeric cost the router adds to RIP routes learned
on the interface. This parameter applies only to RIP
routes.
1 (one) 16-22
ICMP Router
Discovery
Protocol (IRDP)
Locally overrides the global IRDP settings. See table
16-1 on page 16-6 for global IRDP information.
Disabled 16-70
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 sub-net to a server on another sub-net.
None configured 16-73
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