Your switch may be in Router Mode. To confirm this, please run the following command:
Step 1 From the console# command prompt, type show system mode.
| Feature |
State |
| ---------- |
---------- |
| Mode: |
Router |
| Qos: |
Active |
In this case if you check your switch's interface you will not see default gateway.
From the console# command prompt, type show ip interface.
Proxy ARP is disabled
| IP Address |
I/F Type |
Directed |
Broadcast |
| -------------------- |
-------------------- |
-------------------- |
-------------------- |
Step 2: To change to Switch mode please do the following (Please read all disclaimers carefully)
From the console# command prompt, type set system mode switch qos active.
Changing the switch working mode will *delete* the startup configuration file
and reset the device right after that. It is highly recommended that you will
backup it before changing the mode, continue ? (Y/N) Y
Startup file was deleted
Step 3: The system will reboot and come back in switch mode. Now will able to see default gateway option by doing the following.
User Name: admin
From the console# command prompt, type show system mode.
| Feature |
State |
| ---------- |
---------- |
| Mode: |
Switch |
| Qos: |
Active |
From the console# command prompt, type show ip interface.
| Gateway IP Address |
Activity status |
Type |
IP Address |
I/F Type |
| ------------------------------ |
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