Default route

A default route is used to forward packets that match no entry in the routing table. Without a default route, the packet is discarded.

An IPv4 static default route has both its destination IP address and mask being 0.0.0.0.

Configuring IPv4 routing

Displaying the IPv4 active route table

Select Network IPv4 Routing from the navigation tree to enter the page shown in a.

a.Active route table

2.Description of the fields of the active route table

Field

Description

Destination IP Address

Destination IP address of the route

 

 

Mask

Mask of the destination IP address

 

 

Protocol

Protocol that discovered the route

 

 

Preference

Preference value for the route

The smaller the number, the higher the preference.

 

 

 

Next Hop

Next hop IP address of the route

 

 

Interface

Output interface of the route. Packets destined for the destination IP

address will be forwarded out the interface.

 

 

 

 

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