diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b4f38ea..f16dfb8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -109,17 +109,28 @@ vlan pvid 1 99 ip ssh username admin password YourPassword end -copy running-config nvram:config.cfg +save config ``` Replace `1` with the port number your management computer will plug into. Replace `YourPassword` with a strong password (8–32 characters; allowed special characters: `! @ # $ % ^ & * - _ = + [ ] ; : , . /` — no spaces, no quotes). -**ERS 59100 note:** Port numbering on the 59100 is `1/1` through `1/96` for copper and `1/97` through `1/100` for SFP+ uplinks. Substitute accordingly: +**Port numbering:** On both the ERS 5952 and ERS 59100, use bare port numbers (`1`, `2`, `48`…). There is no slot prefix. -``` -vlan members add 99 1/1 -vlan pvid 1/1 99 -``` +> **What about the switch's existing IP?** +> Out of the box the switch has `192.168.1.1` on VLAN 1. If your router is also `192.168.1.1`, they will conflict — two devices with the same IP on the same network causes ARP fights and makes both unreliable. +> +> This setup deliberately avoids that by putting management traffic on a **separate VLAN (99) with its own subnet (192.168.99.x)**. Your management computer gets a static IP on that subnet and talks to the switch there. The switch's original VLAN 1 address is irrelevant once VLAN 99 is up. +> +> If you ever need to change the switch's VLAN 1 IP (e.g. to remove the conflict before VLAN 99 is configured): +> ``` +> config terminal +> interface vlan 1 +> ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0 +> exit +> ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1 +> exit +> save config +> ``` After the last command the switch confirms with `CP1 [07/04/15 12:00:00.000:INFO]: Operation Success` or similar.