interface ip address

Description

Use the interface ip address command to configure IP address and netmask for this interface.

Use the no form of this command to erase the IP address and netmask for this interface.

Syntax

interface <interface name> ip address <ip address> <netmask>

interface <interface name> ip address <ip address> <netmask> nexthop <ip address>

no interface <interface name> ip address

Arguments

<interface name>	Specifies the name of this interface.
<ip address> <netmask>	Specifies the source IPv4 address and netmask in standard or slash notation. For example, 10.2.0.0 0.0.255.255 could be entered as 10.2.0.0 /16.
nexthop <ip address>	Next-hop address for this interface. It continues the IP format (IPv4 or IPv6) of the address for which it is the next hop.

Defaults

None.

Command Mode

Global Configuration Mode

See Also

See the following related commands:

n	“interface dhcp”

n	“interface mac address”

n	“show interfaces”

Usage Guidelines

To see a list of the available interface names you may use, enter the following command:

<silver-peak> (config) # interface ?

Examples

None.

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