Loopback address

jmc012jmc012 Member Posts: 134
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Guys
In the real world are routers setup with a loopback address as a virtual interface to manage the router?
Thanks
Jim
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Yes I always use them. I do see a lot of routers that don't don't have them, but they are usually routers configed from a template that dosen't have a loopback.
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  • jmc012jmc012 Member Posts: 134
    networker050184 wrote: »
    Yes I always use them. I do see a lot of routers that don't don't have them, but they are usually routers configed from a template that dosen't have a loopback.

    Thanks for the info, I heard the data guys at work talking about the Cisco 10k's loopback address so I wanted to make sure I understood it correctly.
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Keep in mind they are used for other purposes besides management as well.
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