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by eternal0void on May 13th, 2007
It would depend on the type of switch. A conventional switch which merely transmitted packets between connections does not have a control module that could be assigned an IP address, so it does not require an IP address. This is the category most switches fall into, especially switches intended for the home user.
A high-end switch with additional features has a control module with its own IP address assigned, mostly so you can access the control module through the assigned IP address. This type of switch is generally a router with additional ports to allow it to provide switching capabilities as well.
The main point here is that a switch provides a connection between systems on a network, but does not provide any routing functions itself, nor does it have any configuration which may need adjustment. Thus a switch which only provides switching functions does not need an IP address, and usually cannot have one assigned to it.
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