Configuring IP Routing (Layer 3)

2.Complete one of the following to modify your VRRP statistics:

Click CLEAR to reset all the entries.

Click REFRESH to receive the most up-to-date information on the entries.

3.Use Table 7-32to review your VRRP statistics:

 

Table 7-32.VRRP Statistical Parameters

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Defines the...

 

 

 

Interface

 

IP interface name corresponding to the selected VRRP

 

 

virtual router.

 

 

 

VR ID

 

Reporting virtual router’s identification.

 

 

 

IP Address

 

IP address that corresponds with the selected VRRP virtual

 

 

router.

 

 

 

State

 

State of the virtual router.

 

 

Values include:

 

 

Inactive - Disables the VRRP virtual router.

 

 

Initialize - Initializes the VRRP Virtual Router.

 

 

Backup - Defines the VRRP Virtual Router as a backup

 

 

 

router to the master.

 

 

Master - The VRRP Virtual Router functions as the

 

 

 

forwarding router.

 

 

 

Time of State Change

 

Last state of transition. This value is reported in an

 

 

HH:MM:SS format.

 

 

 

Times this VR became

 

Number of instances that the virtual router became the

master

 

Master.

 

 

 

Advertisements

 

Number of advertisements received, matching the VRRP

Received

 

Virtual Router configuration.

 

 

 

Advertisements Sent

 

Number of advertisements sent by the VRRP Virtual

 

 

Router.

 

 

 

Bad Advertisements

 

Number of advertisements received by the VRRP Virtual

Received

 

Router with invalid parameters.

 

 

 

 

Configuring IRDP

ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) is an alternative router discovery protocol using ICMP messages on multicast links.

ICMP uses router discovery messages, known as router advertisements and router solicitations. Each router periodically multicasts a router advertisement from each of its multicast interfaces, announcing the IP address of that interface, and other router IP addresses. Hosts discover the addresses of their neighbor routers by listening for the

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