Overview of IP Routing

The switch offers the following IP routing features:

IP Static routes

Up to 256 static routes

RIP (Router Information Protocol)

Supports RIP Version 1, Version 1 compatible with Version 2 (default), and Version 2

IRDP (ICMP Internet Router Discovery Protocol)

Advertises the IP addresses of the routing interfaces on this switch to directly attached host systems

DHCP Relay

Allows you to extend the service range of your DHCP server beyond its single local network segment

Source MAC-based ARP attack detection (ARP throttle)

ARP throttle protects the switch CPU from ARP attacks by enabling restriction of the overall number of ARP packets the CPU receives from a given client.

Throughout this chapter, the switches are referred to as "routing switches." When IP routing is enabled on your switch, it behaves just like any other IP router.

Basic IP routing configuration consists of adding IP addresses, enabling IP routing, and enabling a route exchange protocol, such as RIP.

For configuring the IP addresses, see the chapter "Configuring IP Addresses" in the Management and Configuration Guide for your switch. Use the information in this chapter if you need to change some of the IP parameters from their default values or if you want to view configuration information or statistics.