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Switch is layer 2 device ,meant its not support ip bcz ip is an L3 ,Then how can we ping switch with ip?

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Question added by Anwar Khan , It & Network Field Support Engineer , Alied Digital
Date Posted: 2016/10/18
Taimoor Ahmed
by Taimoor Ahmed , Senior Network and Security Engineer , Wateen Solutions

simply create an SVI and ping with that, no issues

Muhammad Wahidur Rahman
by Muhammad Wahidur Rahman , Sr Telecom Engineer , ZTE Telecom India Pvt. Ltd.

IP are configured in both layer 2 & Layer 3 switch. IP only make the datagram in frames & packets.               L2  SW is of frames & L3 SW is of IP Routing and frames & packets

Jasik  Vettithulath Usman
by Jasik Vettithulath Usman , IT Support Engineer , Lulu Group International

Each Layer Provides a service to the layer above it.  Switch is a Network device, In a network all devices have IP Addresses including switches and routers. We can ping to the IP of Switch that we provided in configuration of switch

 

 

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