Secondary IP addressing v. Subinterface IP addressing

Am I right in saying secondary IP addressing and subinterface ip addressing are mutually exclusive? I would imagine you would only use secondary IP addressing if you only have one vlan? And subinterface IP addressing if using mulitple vlans? Am I correct in assuming that? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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blackninja

jscimeca715 wrote: »

Am I right in saying secondary IP addressing and subinterface ip addressing are mutually exclusive? I would imagine you would only use secondary IP addressing if you only have one vlan? And subinterface IP addressing if using mulitple vlans? Am I correct in assuming that? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You would use secondary IP addressing to increase the number of available ip addresses.

You would use a sub-interface per Vlan for the router to route between Vlans.

Slowhand

With subinterfaces, you're splitting a physical interface into several logical interfaces, fooling the router into thinking that it has more ports than there really are. Secondary IP addresses allow you to assign multiple IP addresses to a single interface, or even a subinterface.

jscimeca715

Slowhand wrote: »

With subinterfaces, you're splitting a physical interface into several logical interfaces, fooling the router into thinking that it has more ports than there really are. Secondary IP addresses allow you to assign multiple IP addresses to a single interface, or even a subinterface.

So, does sub-interface addressing create a default gateway for that particular vlan's subnet? I'm still confused sorry.

networker050184

jscimeca715 wrote: »

So, does sub-interface addressing create a default gateway for that particular vlan's subnet? I'm still confused sorry.

Yes, the sub interface ip can be used as the default-gateway for the vlan. The sub interface allows the packets to be tagged (or untagged if you use the native) over the trunk to the switch. The secondary ip can also be used as a default-gateway but does not tag the traffic withoug using a subinterface.

jscimeca715

networker050184 wrote: »

Yes, the sub interface ip can be used as the default-gateway for the vlan. The sub interface allows the packets to be tagged (or untagged if you use the native) over the trunk to the switch. The secondary ip can also be used as a default-gateway but does not tag the traffic withoug using a subinterface.

Excellent, thank you. I would imagine that in real world application the subinterfaces option is more popular. I would think you'd get greater design flexibility, no?

networker050184

jscimeca715 wrote: »

Excellent, thank you. I would imagine that in real world application the subinterfaces option is more popular. I would think you'd get greater design flexibility, no?

Yes you are correct. The only time I have used secondary ips personally was for temporary moves of devices when its easier to leave the current ip on instead of renumbering. I have seen them used for the lazy reason mentioned earlier to get more ips on a vlan. That is poor design IMO though.

jscimeca715

Thanks networker...I appreciate the help.