D-Link DFL-500 user manual Configuring the routing table, Enabling RIP server support

•Select OK to save the new route.

Arrange routes in the routing table from more specific to more general. To arrange routes in the routing table, see Configuring the routing table.

Configuring the routing table

As you add routes, they appear on the routing table. The routing table shows the source and destination addresses of each route as well as the gateways added to the route. For each gateway, the routing table displays the gateway connection status. A green check mark indicates that the DFL-500 NPG can connect to the gateway; a red X means that a connection cannot be established. A blue question mark means that the connection status is unknown.

The DFL-500 NPG assigns routes by searching for a match starting at the top of the routing table and moving down until it finds the first match. You must arrange routes in the routing table from more specific to more general. The default route is the most general route. If you add a default route, it should be at the bottom of the routing table.

•Go to System > Network > Routing Table .

•Choose a route to move and select Move to change its order in the routing table.

•Type a number in the Move to field to specify where in the routing table to move the route and select OK.

•Select Delete to remove a route from the routing table.

Enabling RIP server support

Enable routing information protocol (RIP) server support to configure the DFL-500 NPG to act like a RIP server. The RIP routing protocol maintains up-to-date dynamic routing tables between nearby routers. When you enable RIP server support, the DFL-500 NPG acts like a RIP server, broadcasting RIP packets to other nearby routers to:

•request network updates from nearby routers,

•send its own routing tables to other routers,

•announce that the DFL-500 RIP server is going online (RIP server turned on) and requesting updates,

•announce that the DFL-500 RIP server is shutting down and will stop sharing routing information.

To enable RIP server support:

•Go to System > Network > Routing Table.

•Select Enable RIP Server.

Adding routes (Transparent mode)

Use the following procedure to add routes when running the DFL-500 NPG in Transparent mode.

•Go to System > Network > Routing .

•Select New to add a new route.

•Enter the Destination IP address and Netmask for the route.

•Enter the Gateway IP address for the route.

•Select OK to save the new route.

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