3Com 3C840 manual Configuring IP Routing, Overview

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CONFIGURING IP ROUTING

Introduction	This chapter contains information on configuring routing for IP protocol
	using the OfficeConnect Remote 840. It is divided into the following
	sections:
	■	“Overview”
	■	“Enabling IP Routing”
	■ “Configuring IP for the LAN”
	■ “Configuring IP RIP on the LAN”
	■ “Configuring IP for the Remote Site Connection”
	■ “Configuring IP RIP on a Remote Site”
	■ “Configuring IP Static and Framed Routes”
	■ “Using IP Address Validation”
	■	“Monitoring”
	■	“IP Testing (PING)”
Overview	The OfficeConnect Remote 840 can be configured as a router to forward
	packets between the local LAN interface and one or more Remote Sites.

The router maintains a forwarding table. This table specifies which interface to route an IP packet based on the destination IP address. Entries in the forwarding table are either static or dynamic. Static entries are based on the LAN's and Remote Site's subnet addresses and user configured static routes. Dynamic entries are added when Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is enabled and routes are learned from neighboring routers.

The OfficeConnect Remote 840 does not support OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) protocol.