Question : Problem: VLAN setup for Cisco Catalyst 3500

Hello.

I have a VLAN created on a Cisco Catalyst.  I cannot ping the IP address of this Cisco Catalyst.  Here is the config setup:
a.b.x.x 255.255.0.0, default gateway is blank.  I also tried puting in the default gateway a.b.x.1 but had no luck in pinging the ip address of the Cisco Catalyst.  The IP address is on the same subnet as the other peripherals (servers, workstations, routers.  Any suggestions???  I didn't reboot the Catalyst, I didn't think I need too.  Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer : Problem: VLAN setup for Cisco Catalyst 3500

Yes, you can "bounce" the vlan with
 switch(config)#interface vlan1
 switch(config-if)#no shut

However, if you are accessing via Telnet, then you've just closed the telnet session and you won't be able to get it back until you console in and "no shut" the interface. You must do this from the console