Dell 6024, 6024 F Configuring Routing

Configuring Routing 331

Configuring Routing

Devices in different subnetworks communicate with each other using a Layer 3 router between the

VLANs. Routing is enabled by default on your switch. However, at least one IP interface must be

configured for the switch to begin routing network traffic. Routes are either statically configured, or

are configured using Routing Information Protocol (RIP) or Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

For more information about RIP, see "Configuring RIP."

For more information about OSPF, see "Configuring OSPF Parameters and Filters."

The

Global Routing Parameters

page contains links for configuring routing. Routing is always on,

but it is only enabled if the system has one or more IP addresses. To open the

Global Routing

Parameters

page, click

Router

→

Global Routing Parameters

in the tree view.

This

Global Routing Parameters

page contains links that allow you to perform the following

procedures:

• Configuring the IP Forwarding Table.

• Configuring IP Static Routes.

• Configuring VRRP.

• Configuring MD5 Routing Authentication.

• Configuring MD5 Key Chain Settings.

Use the

IP Forwarding

page to view the routing parameters by which IP traffic is forwarded. This

page provides a list of IP routes for selected destination IP addresses, including IP routes that are

defined statically or dynamically. IP routes are based on network masks, next hops, metrics, and

forwarding protocols. These parameters determine how specific packets are forwarded or dropped.

When an IP address is configured on an interface, it is included in the IP Forwarding Table.

To open the

IP Forwarding

page, click

Router

→

Global Routing Parameters

→

IP Forwarding

in the

tree view.