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11.4.2 Managing IP Interfaces
11.4.2.1 Configuring IP
Use this menu to configure routing parameters for the switch as opposed to an interface.
Selection Criteria
Routing Mode - Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. You must enable routing for the
switch before you can route through any of the interfaces. The default value is disable.
IP Forwarding Mode - Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. This enable s or di sables
the forwarding of IP frames. The default value is enable.
Non-Configurable Da ta
Default Time to Live - The default value inserted into the Time-T o-Live field of the IP header of
datagrams originated by the swit ch, if a TTL value is not supplied by the transport layer protocol.
Maximum Next Hops - The maximum number of hops supported by the switch. This is a
compile-time constant.
Command Buttons
Submit - Update the switch with the values on this screen. If you want the switch to retain the new
values across a power cycle, you must perform a save .
11.4.2.2 Viewing IP Statistics
The statistics reported on this panel are as specified in RFC 1213.