Chapter 13 Monitoring

Monitoring Routing Table

Monitoring Routing Table

This screen shows the VPN 3002 routing table at the time the screen displays.

Figure 13-2 Monitoring Routing Table Screen

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Refresh

To update the screen and its data, click Refresh. The date and time indicate when

 

the screen was last updated.

Clear Routes

Clears the dynamic routing entries from the display. Clicking this button does not

 

affect the display of static routing entries.

Valid Routes

The total number of current valid routes that the VPN 3002 knows about. This

 

number includes all valid routes, and it might be greater than the number of rows

 

in the routing table, which shows only the best routes with duplicates removed.

Address

The packet destination IP address that this route applies to. This address is

 

combined with the subnet mask to determine the destination route. 0.0.0.0

 

indicates the default gateway.

Mask

The subnet mask for the destination IP address in the Address field. 0.0.0.0

 

indicates the default gateway.

Next Hop

For remote routes, the IP address of the next system in the path to the destination.

 

0.0.0.0 indicates a local route; that is, there is no next hop.

Interface

The VPN 3002 network interface through which traffic moves on this route:

 

Private interface

 

Public interface

Protocol

The protocol or source of this routing table entry:

 

Static = configured static route.

Local = local VPN 3002 interface address.

ICMP = learned from an ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) redirect message.

Default = the default gateway.

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VPN 3002 specifications

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