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You can display and change IP-related information for the current Switch unit in the stack using the commands on the IP menu. These commands allow you to:
To display and change IP-related information for another Switch unit in the stack, you need to select that unit using the unit command. For more information, see "Moving the Focus of the Command Line Interface".
You can specify IP and SLIP information for the current Switch unit in the stack using the define command on the IP/Interface menu.
To carry out this command for the first time after installing your switch, you need to connect a terminal or terminal emulator to the console port using a null modem cable. See "Setting Up Command Line Interface Management"
To specify the IP and SLIP information:
1 . At the Top-level menu, enter:
ip interface define
Enter IP address [0.0.0.0]:
2 . Enter a valid IP address.
Enter subnet mask [0.0.0.0]:
3 . Enter a subnet mask, if required.
Enter default gateway [0.0.0.0]:
4 . If your network contains a router, enter the IP address.
Enter SLIP address [192.168.101.1]:
For more information, see "Serial Web Utility".
5 . Enter a SLIP address, if required.
Enter SLIP subnet mask [255.255.255.0]:
6 . Enter a SLIP subnet mask, if required.
You can display IP and SLIP information for the current Switch unit in the stack using the display command on the IP/Interface menu.
For more information about IP and SLIP, see "Managing a Switch Over the Network".
To display the IP and SLIP information:
ip interface display
The IP and SLIP information for the Switch is displayed.
An example of the IP and SLIP information is shown below:
If you have a BOOTP server on your network, you can use that server to allocate IP information for the Switch units in the stack automatically.
You can specify whether the Switch uses BOOTP by using the bootp command on the IP/Interface menu.
To specify that the Switch uses BOOTP:
1 . At the Top-level menu, enter:
ip interface bootp
Enter new value (enable, disable) [enable]:
2 . Enter enable to specify that the Switch uses BOOTP, or disable to specify that it does not.
In order for BOOTP to work, the IP configuration must be set to 0.0.0.0. Use the ip initializeConfig command to clear any existing IP configuration. For more information, see "Resetting the IP Configuration"
After BOOTP is enabled, you need to power cycle the unit before BOOTP starts operating.
The PING feature allows you to send out a PING request to test whether devices on an IP network are accessible and functioning correctly. This feature is useful for testing that the stack is installed and set up correctly, and that your network connections are working.
You can PING other devices on your network using the ping command on the IP menu.
To PING a device:
1 . At the top-level menu, enter:
ip ping
Enter destination IP address:
2 . Enter the IP address of the device that you want to PING.
Starting ping, resolution of displayed time is 10 milli-sec
response from 191.128.40.121: 3 router hops. time = 10ms
No answer from 191.128.40.121
You can reset the IP configuration information for the whole stack back to factory defaults.
To do this:
1 . At the top-level menu, enter:
ip initializeConfig
WARNING: This change will lock out all SNMP, Telnet and Web based management access.
Do you wish to continue (yes/no) [no]:
2 . Enter yes to reset the IP configuration.