D-Link DSL-500G manual IP Address, Adding IP Routes

DSL-500G ADSL Router User’s Guide

Adding IP Routes

To add an IP route to the device's routing table, follow these steps:

1.Click the Add button to display the IP Route – Add menu.

2.Type in the destination, network mask, and gateway or next hop for this route.

To create a route that defines the device's default gateway, enter 0.0.0.0 in both the Destination and Net Mask fields. Enter your ISP's IP address in the Gateway/NextHop field.

3.Click the Submit button. A page will display to confirm your changes.

4.Click the Close button to return to the IP Route table page. The new route should display in the table.

5.Display the Admin tab, and click Commit & Reboot in the task bar.

6.Click Commit button to save your changes to permanent memory.

IP Address

The IP Address Table lists the IP addresses, network masks ("Net Mask"), and interface names ("IF Name") for each of its IP-enabled interfaces.

Figure 19. IP Address Table

The listed IP addresses include:

The IP address of the device's Ethernet LAN port (eth-0).

The IP address of the WAN interface (ppp-0,eoa-0, or ipoa-0depending on the connection protocol). This is the address that your ISP and other external devices use to identify your network. Your ISP may assign the same address each time, or it may change each time you reconnect.

The "loopback" IP address, named lo-0, of 127.0.0.1. This is a special address that enables the device to keep any data addressed directly to it, rather than route the data through the WAN or LAN ports.

If your device has additional interfaces, the IP addresses of these will also display.

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