Routing Table; Adding Router Table Entries - Linksys PC22604 User Manual

ROUTING TABLE

If you select Routing Table from the IP Networking screen, a Routing Table
screen similar to the following will appear.
The Routing Table allows you to view, add, delete, or search a particular
routing path. Information is displayed in the following columns:
Network The IP Subnetwork address to which the switch can route
packets.
Mask: The related IP Subnetwork Mask to which the switch can
route packets.
Gateway The IP address of the router at the next hop.
Metric The number of hops needed between the switch and the
destination network.
VLAN The VLAN within which the gateway or destination resides.
Type The IP route type for the IP subnetwork. There are six IP
route types:
Direct A directly connected subnetwork.
Remote A remote IP subnetwork or host address.
Myself A switch IP address on a specific IP subnetwork.
Bcast A subnetwork broadcast address.
Mcast An IP multicast address.
Martian An illegal IP address to be filtered.
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Protocol Indicates one of the following:
Local A manually configured routing entry.
NetMgmt A routing entry set via SNMP.
ICMP A routing entry obtained via ICMP redirect.
RIP A routing entry learned via the RIP protocol.
Other A protocol other than one of the other four listed
above.
From the Routing Table screen, you are able to:
• Add entries to the Routing table.
• Delete entries from the Routing table.
• Search for entries in the Routing table.
Adding Routing Table Entries
Use the following procedure to add entries to the Routing table:
1. From the Routing Table screen, hold down the Shift key and press the "+"
key. The Route Options screen will appear.
2. Select Default Gateway or Static Route, then press Enter.
If you select Default Gateway, the following screen (see next page) will
appear. Press Enter and type an IP address for the default gateway. The
address consists of numbers separated by periods (e.g., 129.32.0.11). When
you finish, press Enter. Proceed to step 3.
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