Step c. configuring – Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

Page 679

Creating AutoTracker VLANs

Page 22-19

Step C. Configuring the Virtual Router Port (Optional)

You can now optionally configure the virtual router port that this

VLAN

will use to communi-

cate with other AutoTracker

VLAN

s. A virtual router port for the

VLAN

is created within the

switch. If you do not define a virtual router port for this

VLAN

, devices within the

VLAN

will

only be able to communicate with devices in other

VLAN

s through an external router.

You will have the choice of configuring

IPX

, or both

and

IPX

routing. Continue with the

steps below:

1. After you finish configuring AutoTracker Policies for this

VLAN

, the following prompt

displays:

Enable IP (y):

Press

if you want to enable IP Routing on this virtual router port. If you do not

enable IP, then this

VLAN

will not be able to internally route IP data. If you don’t want to

set up the IP router port, enter

, press

and skip to Step 10.

Note

You may enable routing of both

and

IPX

traffic on

this router port. If you set up dual-protocol routing, you
must fill out information for both

and

IPX

parame-

ters.

2. The following prompt displays:

IP Address:

Enter the IP address for this virtual router port in dotted decimal notation or hexadecimal
notation (e.g., 198.206.181.10). This IP address is assigned to the virtual router port for
this

VLAN

. After you enter the address, press

3. The following prompt displays:

IP Subnet Mask (0xffffff00):

The default IP subnet mask (in parentheses) is automatically derived from the

VLAN

’s IP

address class. Press

to select the default subnet mask or enter a new subnet mask

in dotted decimal notation or hexadecimal notation and press

4. The following prompt displays:

IP Broadcast Address (198.200.10.255):

The default IP broadcast address (in parentheses) is automatically derived from the

VLAN

’s

IP address class. Press

to select the default address or enter a new IP broadcast

address in dotted decimal notation or hexadecimal notation and press

5. The following prompt displays:

Description (30 chars max):

Enter a useful description for this virtual IP router port using alphanumeric characters. The
description may be up to 30 characters long. Press

6. The following prompt displays:

Disable routing?

(n) :

Indicate whether you want to disable routing in the

VLAN

. You can enable routing later

through the

modvl

command.