ip address

Description

Sets the local IP address of a GRE tunnel. This address identifies the tunnel interface for routing. It must be on the same subnet as the tunnel address assigned on the remote device.

The no form of this command deletes the local IP address assigned to a GRE tunnel.

Command context

config-gre-if

Parameters

<IPV4-ADDR>

Specifies the tunnel IP address in IPv4 format (x.x.x.x), where x is a decimal number from 0 to 255. You can remove leading zeros. For example, the address 192.169.005.100 becomes 192.168.5.100.

<MASK>

Specifies the number of bits in the address mask in CIDR format (x), where x is a decimal number from 0 to 32.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

Defines the local IP address 10.10.10.1 for GRE tunnel 33.

switch(config)# interface tunnel 33 mode gre ipv4
switch(config-gre-if)# ip address 10.10.10.1/24

Deletes the local IP address 10.10.10.1 for GRE tunnel 33.

switch(config)# interface tunnel 33
switch(config-gre-if)# no ip address 10.10.10.1/24