Gateway function of Catalyst 3560CG-8PC-S compact switch

[narendra.rawat]

Dear Sir/Madam,

1. Is it required to configure Catalyst 3560CG-8PC-S compact switch as VLAN to function as gateway switch? If yes please describe in detail including configuration & hardware details of Network switches (manage switch & VLAN option etc) connected to Catalyst 3560CG-8PC-S compact switch.

2. Is there other ways (other than VLAN configuration) to configure Catalyst 3560CG-8PC-S compact switch to function as gateway switch? If yes please describe in detail including configuration & hardware details of Network switches(manage switch & VLAN option etc) connected to Catalyst 3560CG-8PC-S compact switch.

shall appreciate your early reply.

Narendra

narendra.rawat@marineelectricals.com

[Milos Megis]

Hello,
what does it mean "gateway switch"?

If it means that it is connected to your ISP then there you must consider 2 things.
1. if you use private addresses then it is not possible because this switch doesn´t support NAT function.
2. if you have enough public addresses then you can use it.

a) VLAN configuration:
- create as much VLANS as you want with commands
enable
conf t
vlan vlan_id
exit

- create interface for each VLAN with different IP address
enable
conf t
interface vlan vlan_id
ip address IP_ADDRESS NETMASK
exit

b) Routed ports
on physical ports you can type command "no switchport" and then you can configure ip address for it. Port behaviour is same as on router.