A Layer 2 switch configuration places all its physical ports into VLAN 2. The IP addressing plan shows that address 172.16.2.250 (with mask 255.255.255.0) is reserved for use by this new LAN switch and that 172.16.2.254 is already configured on the router connected to that same VLAN. The switch needs to support SSH connections into the switch from any subnet in the network. Which of the following commands are part of the required configuration in this case? (Choose two answers.)

IT Questions Bank › Category: CCNA › A Layer 2 switch configuration places all its physical ports into VLAN 2. The IP addressing plan shows that address 172.16.2.250 (with mask 255.255.255.0) is reserved for use by this new LAN switch and that 172.16.2.254 is already configured on the router connected to that same VLAN. The switch needs to support SSH connections into the switch from any subnet in the network. Which of the following commands are part of the required configuration in this case? (Choose two answers.)

The ip address 172.16.2.250 255.255.255.0 command in interface vlan 1 configuration mode.
The ip address 172.16.2.250 255.255.255.0 command in interface vlan 2 configuration mode.
The ip default-gateway 172.16.2.254 command in global configuration mode.
The switch cannot support SSH because all its ports connect to VLAN 2, and the IP address must be configured on interface VLAN 1.

Explanation: To allow SSH or Telnet access, a switch must have a correct IP configuration.
That includes the configuration of a correct IP address and mask on a VLAN interface.
That VLAN interface then must have a path out of the switch via ports assigned to that VLAN. In this case, with all ports assigned to VLAN 2, the switch must use interface VLAN 2 (using the interface vlan 2 configuration command).
To meet the requirement to support login from hosts outside the local subnet, the switch must configure a correct default gateway setting with the ip default-gateway 172.16.2.254 global command in this case.