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Configuring IP Routing
This chapter describes how to configure routing on the switch, including 
global routing settings, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), router discovery, 
and static routes.
The topics covered in this chapter include:
• IP Routing Overview
• Default IP Routing Values
• Configuring IP Routing Features (Web)
• Configuring IP Routing Features (CLI)
• IP Routing Configuration Example
IP Routing Overview
The PowerConnect 7000 Series switches are multilayer switches that support 
static and dynamic routing. Table 32-1 describes some of the general routing 
features that you can configure on the switch.
Table 32-1. IP Routing Features
Feature Description
ICMP message control You can configure the type of ICMP messages that 
the switch responds to as well as the rate limit and 
burst size.
Default gateway The switch supports a single default gateway. A 
manually configured default gateway is more 
preferable than a default gateway learned from a 
DHCP server.
ARP table The switch maintains an ARP table that maps an 
IP address to a MAC address. You can create static 
ARP entries in the table and manage various ARP 
table settings such as the aging time of 
dynamically-learned entries.