Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router
Using the Manager Interface to Configure the Router for Internet Access 8-15
4. Press [Enter]at the Press ENTER to Confirm... prompt to save your selections, or press [Esc]
at any timeto cancel your selections.
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 192.168.0.10.
• Yourcompany’s network is 134.177.0.0.
When you first configuredyour Model RP114 router, two implicit static routes were created. A
defaultroute was created with your ISP as the gateway, and a secondstatic route was created to
your localnetwork for all 192.168.x.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access
a device on the 134.177.0.0network, your router will forward your request to the ISP. The ISP
forwardsyour request to the company where you are employed, and the request will likely be
denied by the company’sfirewall.
In thiscase you must define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 shouldbe
accessedthrough the ISDN router at 192.168.0.10. The static route would look like Figure 8-9.
Metric Enter the cost of transmission for routing purposes.IP routing uses hop
countsas 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.
Table8-5. Edit IP Static Route Fields (continued)
Field Description