Enabling Ip Unicast Routing; Configuring Rip - Cisco Catalyst 3560-X Software Configuration Manual

Enabling IP Unicast Routing

Enabling IP Unicast Routing
By default, the switch is in Layer 2 switching mode and IP routing is disabled. To use the Layer 3
capabilities of the switch, you must enable IP routing.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable IP routing:
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2 ip routing
Step 3 router ip_routing_protocol
Step 4 end
Step 5
show running-config
Step 6 copy running-config startup-config
Use the no ip routing global configuration command to disable routing.
This example shows how to enable IP routing using RIP as the routing protocol:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
Switch(config)# ip routing
Switch(config)# router rip
Switch(config-router)# network 10.0.0.0
Switch(config-router)# end
You can now set up parameters for the selected routing protocols as described in these sections:
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Configuring RIP

The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an interior gateway protocol (IGP) created for use in small,
homogeneous networks. It is a distance-vector routing protocol that uses broadcast User Datagram
Protocol (UDP) data packets to exchange routing information. The protocol is documented in RFC 1058.
You can find detailed information about RIP in IP Routing Fundamentals, published by Cisco Press.
Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Software Configuration Guide
1-20
Configuring RIP, page 1-20
Configuring OSPF, page 1-27
Configuring EIGRP, page 1-37
Configuring BGP, page 1-45
Configuring Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding, page 1-91
Configuring Protocol-Independent Features, page 1-91
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enable IP routing.
Specify an IP routing protocol. This step might include other
commands, such as specifying the networks to route with the
network (RIP) router configuration command. For information on
specific protocols, see sections later in this chapter and to the Cisco
IOS IP Configuration Guide, Release 12.4.
The IP base feature set supports only RIP as a routing
Note
protocol.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
End with CNTL/Z.
(optional)
Chapter 1 Configuring IP Unicast Routing
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