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CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

Web - Click IP, Statistics, TCP.

CLI - See the example on page 3-164.

Configuring Static Routes

This router can dynamically configure routes to other network segments using dynamic routing protocols (i.e., RIP or OSPF). However, you can also manually enter static routes in the routing table. Static routes may be required to access network segments where dynamic routing is not supported, or can be set to force the use of a specific route to a subnet, rather than using dynamic routing. Static routes do not automatically change in response to changes in network topology, so you should only configure a small number of stable routes to ensure network accessibility.

Command Attributes

•Interface – Index number of the IP interface.

•IP Address – IP address of the destination network, subnetwork, or host.

•Netmask – Network mask for the associated IP subnet. This mask identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.

•Gateway – IP address of the gateway used for this route.

•Metric – Cost for this interface. This cost is only used if a route is imported by a dynamic routing protocol such as OSPF. (Range: 1-5, default: 1)

•Entry Count – The number of table entries.

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