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Operation
Initialization Sequence
Initialization Sequence
Whenever the hub is powered on or reset, and whenever the router module is reset (page
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If you boot the router using the NCL Boot command or the booting option in Quick Configuration, the initialization sequence begins at step 2.
2.The router module’s clock is reset to the time the router module was last running; or, if the Time Protocol’s Mode parameter for DoD Internet Router in the configuration is set to “Server only” or to “Server and client”, the time is set to the time found on a time server.
3.The router module’s operating code (software) is executed.
4.Dynamic variables (such as the counters and events) are reset.
5.The configuration is read from
6.Communication is started with the WAN and the hub (through the router module’s internal LAN port) and with the routing applications that are configured. Bridging and routing tables are reset.
7.If the router module’s