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ip default-gateway
This command specifies the default gateway for destinations not found in the
local routing tables. Use the no form to remove a default gateway.
Syntax
ip default-gateway gateway
no ip default-gateway
gateway - IP address of the default gateway
Default Setting
No static route is established.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
• The gateway specified in this command is only valid if routing is disabled
with the no ip routing command. If IP routing is disabled, you must
define a gateway if the target device is located in a different subnet.
• If routing is enabled, you must define the gateway with the ip route
command.
Example
The following example defines a default gateway for this device:
Related Commands
show ip redirects (4-311)
ip routing (4-318)
ip route (4-319)
Console(config)#ip default-gateway 10.1.1.254
Console(config)#