Can't add ip address to vlan 1.

The 62xx switch is a layer 3 switch and handles management slightly different from the other PowerConnect switches.

 

When routing is not enabled, the management IP address and management vlan can only be used to manage the swtich.  When routing is enabled, any vlan nterface can be used to manage the switch and the management vlan is not routable.

 

Post your config and describe what you are doing and we can help you.

I don't have access to the switch at this moment to get the config, but I do have several areas of confusion.

 

- Switch can be managed from any vlan interface?

       a. Routing is enabled on my switch. I currently have VLAN1(default) assigned to port 48, VLAN2 has ports 5-47, and VLAN 3 has ports 1-4.

       b. Is the VLAN's default gateway the same an the vlan ip address? ie. vlan 2's gateway ip for  is 192.168.32.1, vlan3's is 192.168.33.1

       c. If the above is true, are you saying that I can put in one of the above ip's and access the web interface of the switch or telnet to it?

       d. If this is not the case, is the management interface ip address accessible from another vlan?

 

a. are you sure?  please post your config

b. no.  If you are using this switch as a router, then clients connected to this switch would have this switch's applicable IP address as their default gateway

c.yes.  As long as the client you are using has the correct network configuration.  (i.e. a route to the switch).  Please post the ourtput of the DOS command 'c:\ ipconfig' from you client machine.

d. yes.  As long as the client you are using has the correct network configuration.

 

 

Here is my config. It is somewhat long:

 

!System Description "Dell PowerConnect"
!System Software Version 1.0.0.27
!
configure
gvrp enable
vlan database
vlan 2-3
exit
hostname "L3_Core"
stack
member 1 2
exit
ip address 192.168.31.10 255.255.255.0
ip default-gateway 192.168.31.1
interface vlan 2
name "DATA"
routing
ip address  192.168.32.10  255.255.255.0
ip rip
ip irdp

--More-- or (q)uit

exit
interface vlan 3
name "VOIP"
routing
ip address  192.168.33.1  255.255.255.0
ip rip
ip irdp
exit
ip routing
router rip
no enable
distance rip 5
default-metric 1
exit
username "superman" password 88bd7f3f7144dc842b999f87ed849937 level 15 encrypted
!
interface ethernet 1/g1
switchport access vlan 3
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g2

--More-- or (q)uit

switchport access vlan 3
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g3
switchport access vlan 3
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g4
switchport access vlan 3
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g5
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g6
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g7
switchport access vlan 2

--More-- or (q)uit

exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g8
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g9
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g10
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g11
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g12
switchport access vlan 2
exit

--More-- or (q)uit

!
interface ethernet 1/g13
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g14
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g15
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g16
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g17
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!

--More-- or (q)uit

interface ethernet 1/g18
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g19
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g20
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g21
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g22
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g23

--More-- or (q)uit

switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g24
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g25
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g26
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g27
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g28
switchport access vlan 2

--More-- or (q)uit

exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g29
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g30
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g31
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g32
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g33
switchport access vlan 2
exit

--More-- or (q)uit

!
interface ethernet 1/g34
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g35
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g36
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g37
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g38
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!

--More-- or (q)uit

interface ethernet 1/g39
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g40
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g41
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g42
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g43
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g44

--More-- or (q)uit

switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g45
gvrp enable
gvrp registration-forbid
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan add 2
switchport trunk allowed vlan add 3
switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 1
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/g46
gvrp enable
gvrp registration-forbid
switchport mode trunk
switchport trunk allowed vlan add 2
switchport trunk allowed vlan add 3
switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 1
exit
!

--More-- or (q)uit

interface ethernet 1/g47
switchport access vlan 2
exit
!
interface ethernet 1/xg1
shutdown
exit
enable password 88bd7f3f7144dc842b999f87ed849937 encrypted
exit

at the global config level, remove the IP address. 

 

console(config) # no ip address 192.168.31.10

 

Then you should be able to set your IP address on vlan 1.

Isn't that my management interface IP?

Yes.  By default your management interface is vlan 1.  When you are not configured as a router you can only manage by the management vlan.  When you are configured as a router, you can manage from any interface and your management interface is not routable.  If you need to route vlan 1 and manage via vlan 1, you will need to change the management vlan to something else.

 

At the global configuration level:

 

console (config) # ip address vlan  x

 

Dell layer 2 Ethernet switches can be managed from any vlan.  Just assign an IP address to the vlan.

 

console> enable

console# config

console(config)# interface vlan 1

console(config-if)# ip address x.x.x.x /yy

 

 

yes to the IP address question.

 

VLAN 1 is only non-routable on the 62xx if you choose to make VLAN 1 the management VLAN.