Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router
5-10 Advanced Configuration of the Router
Static Route Example
As an exampleof when a static route is needed, consider the following case:
• Yourprimary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.
• Youhave an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where
you are employed. Thisrouter ’saddress on your LAN is 192.168.0.100.
• Yourcompany’s network is 134.177.0.0.
Whenyou first configured your router, two implicit static routes were created. A default route was
createdwith your ISP as the gateway, and a second static route was createdto your local network
for all192.168.x.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to accessa device on the
134.177.0.0 network,your router will forward your request to the ISP.The ISP forwards your
requestto the company where you are employed, and the request will likely be denied by the
company’s firewall.
Metric Enterthe cost in ‘hops’ of transmission for routing purposes. IP routinguses
hopcounts as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly
connectednetworks. Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link.
Thenumber does not have to be precise, but it must be between 1 and 16. In
practice,2 or 3 is usually a good number.
Private Usethis field to determine whether the router includes the route to this
remotenode in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, this route is kept private and
notincluded in any RIP broadcast. If set to No, the route to this remote node
ispropagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts.
Table5-5. Edit IP Static Route Fields (continued)
Field Description