WatchGuard Technologies SSL VPN manual Static Route Example, To test a static route

Dynamic and Static Routing

8On the General Networking tab, click Submit.

The route name appears in the Static Routes list.

To test a static route

1From the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway serial console, type 1 (ping).

2Enter the host IP address for the device you want to ping and press Enter.

If you are successfully communicating with the other device, messages appear saying that the same number of packets were transmitted and received, and zero packets were lost.

If you are not communicating with the other device, the status messages indicate that zero packets were received and all the packets were lost. Return to Step 1 and recreate the static route.

To remove a static route

1Click the VPN Gateway Cluster tab and then click the Routes tab.

2 In the Static Route table, select each route that you want to delete. 3 Click Remove Route.

Static Route Example

Suppose the IP address of the eth0 port on your Firebox SSL VPN Gateway is 10.0.16.20 and there is a request to access information at 129.6.0.20 to which you currently do not have a path. You can create a static route through the network adapter that is not set as your Firebox SSL VPN Gateway default gate- way, and out to the requested network address, as shown in the following figure:

Network topology showing a static route.

This shows these connections:

•The eth0 adapter (10.0.16.20) leads to the default gateway (10.0.16.1), which connects to the rest of the 10.0.0.0 network.

•The eth1 adapter (192.168.0.20) is set to communicate with the 192.168.0.0 network and its gateway (192.168.0.1). Through this gateway, the eth1 port can communicate with the 129.6.0.0 network and the server at IP address 129.6.0.20.

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