On the 6248 to enable VLAN routing you simply need to ensure each VLAN has an IP address assigned to it: console(config)#interface vlan 5 console(config-vlan)#ip address 192.105.1.1 255.255.255.0   Then enable routing on the switch: console(config)#ip routing   That is all that needs to be configured on the 6248 for VLAN routing to work. One thing to take not of, is that on the 6248 the management VLAN is not routable. By default the management VLAN is VLAN 1. Two options are to move the management VLAN to a different VLAN: console# configure console(config)#ip address vlan 99   Or not use VLAN 1 at all. Place traffic on other VLANs.   The answer to your second questions is yes. With VLAN routing enabled a client from any VLAN should be able to ping the gateway of the 6248.   When it comes to General mode and Trunk mode. General mode is like a combination of Access and Trunk, in that you can send multiple VLANs untagged. Most commonly General mode is used on the 6200 switches when connecting with newer switches, as Trunk sometimes won't connect when connected to a newer switch. I would suggest using General mode on the 6248, and if it works, leave it as General mode.   Here is a list of various white papers that all have some good info to have. [URL]   6248 user guide ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powerconnect/powerconnect-6248_User%27s%20Guide2_en-us.pdf   6248 cli guide ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powerconnect/powerconnect-6248_Reference%20Guide_en-us.pdf   5548 user guide ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powerconnect/powerconnect-5524p_User%27s%20Guide_en-us.pdf   5548 cli guide ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_powerconnect/powerconnect-5524_Reference%20Guide_en-us.pdf   Having switch firmware up to date can help with Interoperability.   6248 [URL]   5548 [URL]   Cheers
We have 200 node network with no vlans (small private company which grew quickly) All nodes / devices/ PCs etc spread evenly over 6 Dell 5448 switches with no regard for department, location nor use. (1) L3 is 6248 - We have added 6248 to route VLANs (everything is on VLAN 1 still - i.e. no tagging) (2) L2 multiple VLANs per switch - Best case, 2 vlans per 5448 (3) Trunk / General uplink from L2 5448s using LAG (ports 44, 45) - expected to have all tagged traffic but since this will be a conversion / migration on a 24x7 ecommerce network, we thought we would have to make the uplinks between 5548s and 6248 General and change to Trunk later (4) during conversion, all trunk/general uplinks will have multiple tagged vlans as well as untagged vlan1 traffic (5) We know we should set each VLAN gateway IP to the 6248 IP address servicing the VLAN, but can't decide how to do this with no one-to-one match of VLAN to uplink LAG Questions on 6248 Q1: would we use "Bind IP Subnet to VLAN" on the 6248 to setup the routing between VLANs or do we have to set VLAN membership per LAG ?  Q2: would we expect to be able to ping the VLAN gateway IP configured in the 6248 from a down link host / node / PC tagged for the same VLAN ? Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
6248 VLAN configuration - Bind IP Subnet to VLAN