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What is the default gateway for a VLAN?
The default gateway is the first Layer 3 device (such as a router) on the same management VLAN network to which the switch connects. The switch will forward IP packets with destination IP addresses outside the local network to the default gateway.
Can a layer 3 switch be a gateway?
The global default gateway should be the IP address of the router port that is connected to the layer 3 switch. If you are using VLAN’s simply route them together using RIP or another preferred protocol.
What is the difference between a Layer 2 and 3 switch?
A Layer 2 switch works with MAC addresses only and does not care about IP address or any items of higher layers. That means, a Layer 3 switch has both MAC address table and IP routing table, and handles intra-VLAN communication and packets routing between different VLANs.
Do you want a L3 switch to host a VLAN 100?
Unclear what you want to accomplish. Do you want a L3 switch to host a gateway for VLAN 100, and also insure it’s the default gateway for hosts on VLAN 100 or are you trying to have VLAN 100, on the switch, have a default gateway? 04-13-2018 06:44 AM
Which is the default gateway for the L2 switch?
And your L2 switch default gateways would be the SVI management vlan IP on the L3 switch. q4) no default gateway needed. If the switch is a L3 switch and is has routing enabled then you use a default route.
How to set up a VLAN as a gateway?
Each vlan must have a different network. 2-Assign an IP of the new network to the Vlan 2 PCs, with the correct mask and ip 192.168
Why do VLANs create L2 and L3 domains?
Vlans create L2 domains and if you want to communicate between vlans you need to route between them which means each vlan needs a L3 interface (which is the client’s default gateway in that vlan) and each L3 interface is usually in a different IP subnet.