Switch helper address or ???

[sdross]

I have a router at one end with an internet connection, two switches in the middle, then an lre and host at the other end.

The two switches are on the same subnet for management. The host is on a different subnet with the gateway being the router at the other end.

My question is do I need a helper address of some sort on either of the switches for the host to find it's gateway.

router A

int fa1/0

ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.248

ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.248 secondary

switch A

interface vlan1

ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.248

!

ip default-gateway 10.1.1.1

switch B

interface vlan1

ip address 10.1.1.3 255.255.255.248

!

ip default-gateway 10.1.1.1

host

ip address 192.168.1.2

subnet 255.255.255.248

gateway 192.168.1.1

[Ladislaus]

You don't specify what kind of switches you use. I presume it is layer 2 switches and therefore you will not need to configure them in any way in order for them to forward traffic.

Your host should be able to reach the router.

though I'd recommend setting up VLANs on your router instead of using several IPs on one port.

[sdross]

They are 2900's, thanks for your answer.