"John Neiberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The IP address on a switch or hub is for management purposes only and is
> not applied to an actual physical port. The IP address in a switch or
> hub is applied to a virtual interface so you can use IP to test
> connectivity or telnet to the device for configuration purposes.
...and don't forget for SNMP monitoring/management, too, if enabled
:-)
-e-
>
> >>> "Wang Chia Ta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/30/01 9:40:46 AM >>>
> Thank you for your response. Another question is when or why would you
> be
> required
> to use set an ip address on a switch and/or hub interface?
>
> Thx.
>
> Wang Chia Ta
> Systems Support
> Mitsubishi Motors
> ---------------------------
>
> ""John Neiberger"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> sac446f2.062@fsutil01">news:sac446f2.062@fsutil01...
> > This isn't a stupid question, it's a very important point to make.
> If
> > you are routing, each interface on the router must be in its own
> subnet.
> > Otherwise routing would not work. If you're bridging, then the
> bridged
> > interfaces are in the same subnet but you don't specifically assign
> an
> > IP address to those interfaces.
> >
> > I'm guessing that you're really asking the former question: in a
> > routing situation can two different interfaces be in the same
> subnet,
> > and the answer is no.
> >
> > HTH,
> > John
> >
> > >>> After removing all of the HTML, Rick appeared to say... >>>
> > Dear all,
> > I have a stupid question, want to clarify.
> > is it I cannot make two or more interfaces share the same subnet in
> > the Router?
> > Thanks
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > rick
> >
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