04-24-2019 06:15 PM
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?
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04-24-2019 06:26 PM
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
04-24-2019 06:26 PM
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
04-24-2019 06:38 PM
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?
04-24-2019 06:45 PM
Correct. Since the switch natively is layer-2, it will not route to the ISP unless you enable ip routing.
HTH
04-24-2019 07:02 PM
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?
04-24-2019 07:23 PM
All you need is just a default route to the IP address of the next hop (the provider).
HTH
04-24-2019 07:28 PM
Reza,
Thanks, much!
04-24-2019 07:37 PM
Gold to help
Good Luck with your project!
Reza
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