8 – Configuring the switch default route
Although RIP is enabled by default, this is not necessary for routing to take place and can be
disabled.
When creating a routing VLAN a static route is added to the Layer 3 switch routing table
A summary of the routes can be found in Routing – Routing table – Route configuration.
In the same page it is possible to set the DefaultRoute.
This is necessary to instruct the Layer 3 switch that any traffic not destined to the local VLANs
should be sent to a Default Gateway.
In our scenario the Internet Default Gateway is the DGFV338 on IP address 192.168.2.254. The
DefaultRoute is configured accordingly in the next picture.
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