Ericsson LBI-38965B IP.DAT File Parameters, Meaning, ROUTES.DAT Configuration File

INSTALLATION LBI-38965

Parameter

IP_ADDRESS

HOST_NAME

SUBNET_MASK

Table 3 - IP.DAT File Parameters

Meaning

IP address of the BCU/CAL, in Internet dotted-decimal notation.

Host name of the BCU/CAL, up to 32 characters long.

IP subnet mask for the BCU/CAL. Specified as 8 hexadecimal digits, in upper case.

4.2.1.1.2. ROUTES.DAT Configuration File

The ROUTES.DAT configuration file specifies network routing paths to be established at system boot. Typically, this file will only be required if the BCU/CAL is connected to a wide area network, where routers exist between the unit and other customer host facilities. The template file contains a few example routes, which are commented out (i.e., preceded with a # character). If no network routing is required, this file may be omitted, or left unaltered.

A log file (1.2/log/routes.log) is generated on each system boot. This file contains a summary of successful routing additions, as well as any errors detected during processing of the ROUTES.DAT file.

Network routes are specified in the following form:

type destination_ip gateway gateway_ip

Table 4 - ROUTES.DAT File Parameters

Parameter

type

destination_ip

gateway gateway_ip

Meaning

Keyword for the type of route being added, either host or network.

IP address of the destination host or network, in Internet dotted-decimal notation.

Keyword indicating that the next field is that of the gateway node.

IP address of the gateway to be used to communicate with the host address specified by destination_ip.

Parameter specification is not case-sensitive, and is parsed (i.e., net is equivalent to network). White space and/or tabs may separate the parameters. Trailing comments (#) are allowed.

The following are examples of routing entries in the file ROUTES.DAT. In this example, packets destined for host 147.117.1.2 will be routed to gateway 147.117.37.245 for forwarding. All packets destined for hosts on network 147.200.0.0 will be routed to gateway 147.117.32.2 for forwarding. Similarly, destinations on network 147.117.100. will be routed through 147.117.32.3.

host	147.117.1.2 gateway	147.117.37.245	# Example of a host route
network	147.200.0.0 gateway	147.117.32.2	# Example of a network route
net	147.100.0.0 gate	147.117.32.3	# Example of `parsing

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