Configuring ip routing, 3196rc ip overview – Patton electronic FORESIGHT 6300 User Manual
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Configuring IP Routing
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7 • Configuring the 3196RC Card
Configuring IP Routing
ou may configure a host and routes for the 3196RC through the FS6300 NMS. The IP Overview window
shows details for routing destinations, and includes information for gateway, cost, interface, protocol, and state
of each route.
Figure 99. 3196RC IP Overview
The table in the IP Overview window shows a list of defined routes for the 3196RC, and includes the follow-
ing information for each entry:
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Destination: The destination IP address of this route. An entry with a value of 0.0.0.0 is considered a
default route.
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Mask: The mask that is logical-ANDed with the destination address before being compared to the value in
the Destination field.
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Gateway: The IP address where the packets should be forwarded.
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Cost: The cost of the route as defined by RIP standards. Cost is sometimes considered to be number of
hops.
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Interface: The index value that uniquely identifies the local interface through which the next hop of this
route should be reached.
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Protocol: The routing mechanism via which this route was learned.
– local(1)—Added by the DACS to support an interface.
– user(2)—Added by an administrator on the IP Routing Information table or via SNMP managemen
tools.
– rip(4)—Learned via reception of RIP packet.
– icmp(5)—Learned via reception of ICMP packet
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State: Shows if a route is valid/in use.