Chapter 13 Interfaces

Table 59 Configuration > Network > Interface > Ethernet > Edit (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Check Period

Enter the number of seconds between connection check attempts.

 

 

Check Timeout

Enter the number of seconds to wait for a response before the

 

attempt is a failure.

 

 

Check Fail

Enter the number of consecutive failures before the ZyWALL stops

Tolerance

routing through the gateway.

 

 

Check Default

Select this to use the default gateway for the connectivity check.

Gateway

 

 

 

Check this

Select this to specify a domain name or IP address for the

address

connectivity check. Enter that domain name or IP address in the field

 

next to it.

 

 

Check Port

This field only displays when you set the Check Method to tcp.

 

Specify the port number to use for a TCP connectivity check.

 

 

DHCP Setting

These fields appear when Interface Properties is Internal or

 

General.

 

 

DHCP

Select what type of DHCP service the ZyWALL provides to the

 

network. Choices are:

 

None - the ZyWALL does not provide any DHCP services. There is

 

already a DHCP server on the network.

 

DHCP Relay - the ZyWALL routes DHCP requests to one or more

 

DHCP servers you specify. The DHCP server(s) may be on another

 

network.

 

DHCP Server - the ZyWALL assigns IP addresses and provides

 

subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server information to the network.

 

The ZyWALL is the DHCP server for the network.

 

 

 

These fields appear if the ZyWALL is a DHCP Relay.

 

 

Relay Server 1

Enter the IP address of a DHCP server for the network.

 

 

Relay Server 2

This field is optional. Enter the IP address of another DHCP server for

 

the network.

 

 

 

These fields appear if the ZyWALL is a DHCP Server.

 

 

IP Pool Start

Enter the IP address from which the ZyWALL begins allocating IP

Address

addresses. If you want to assign a static IP address to a specific

 

computer, use the Static DHCP Table.

 

If this field is blank, the Pool Size must also be blank. In this case,

 

the ZyWALL can assign every IP address allowed by the interface’s IP

 

address and subnet mask, except for the first address (network

 

address), last address (broadcast address) and the interface’s IP

 

address.

 

 

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