Circuit connection to 2960X

[Jelani_DTE_PRO]

When connecting a circuit to a 2960X switch, does ip routing need to be enabled on that device, in order to forward traffic to the ISP's next hop router? Or, is enabling ip routing on a 2960X switch, a way to do inter-vlan routing on that device...without the use of an external router?

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

The 2960x series switches are mainly layer-2 and if you want them to route for you, you need to enable "ip routing" for SVI as well as for the next hop. 

HTH

[Jelani_DTE_PRO]

Reza, thanks for your reply.

So, in the case of a hub and spoke configuration, where the hub is a 2960X switch that is configured to peer with an ISP device, ip routing should be enabled as a result of the IP address assigned to the SVI that will enable peering with the remote device...correct?

[Reza Sharifi]

Correct. Since the switch natively is layer-2, it will not route to the ISP unless you enable ip routing.

HTH

[Jelani_DTE_PRO]

Yes, Reza. That's good info. Thanks.

Just one other quick question, for you... Would a routing protocol be necessary, in this configuration or simply a default route forwarding to the remote peer device?

[Reza Sharifi]

All you need is just a default route to the IP address of the next hop (the provider). 

HTH

[Jelani_DTE_PRO]

Reza,

Thanks, much!

[Reza Sharifi]

Gold to help

Good Luck with your project!

Reza