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by itsbomba on October 11th, 2007
Not quite...
It depends on the switch, but not quite in the manner described by eternal0void. Most consumer switches do not need an IP address set because they are unmanaged. Unmanaged refers to the fact that no configuration can be done to the firmware running on the switch, it is pre-configured usually to simply connect computers.
However, managed switches allow a network administrator to access the firmware running on the switch. Using this firmware a admin can turn on/off ports, look at what ports are in use, set certain ports to only allow specific computers to be connected... There are many different settings that can be made. Normally you are required to connect directly to a switch to configure it, but then can assign it an IP address, and you can connect to it then from a web browser or Telnet.
Consumer Router/Switches commonly have IP addresses set. This is because the router component requires an IP address for it to route IP traffic and the device is usually provides a management interface for the router, sometimes even the switch can be managed.
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