HP Secure Key Manager - Manual (Page 184)

Figure 111 Viewing the Default Gateway List section
The following table describes the components of the Default Gateway List section.
Table 91 Default Gateway List section components
Component Description
Interface The network interface to which the default gateway is associated.
Default Gateway
The IP address associated with the server that routes all packets destined for a remote
host. A blank Default Gateway indicates that no default gateway exists.
NOTE:
The Default Gateway address cannot be a broadcast or network address as
determined by the IP addresses on the system.
Used for Outgoing
Connections
Displays if the interface is used for outgoing connections initiated by the SKM
appliance. You can select one interface only. If this gateway fails for any reason, all
outgoing connections initiated by the SKM appliance will fail.
Edit Click Edit to modify the default gateway settings.
Clear Gateway Click Clear Gateway to remove a default gateway.
Use for Outgoing
Connections
Click Use for Outgoing Connections to send outgoing packets through the selected
interface.
Examples of Default Gateway Configurations
The following examples illustrate the possible configurations. In each example, Ethernet #1 is bound to
172.17.7.16 and Ethernet #2 is bound to 10.20.41.16.
Example 1. Example 1
Inter-
face
Default Gateway Used for Outgoing Connections
-----------------------------------------------------------------—
Ether-
net #1
172.17.7.1 yes
Ether-
net #2
none no
All responses to incoming packets leave from 172.17.7.1 - except the responses to incoming packets from
the 10.20.41.0 addresses (the local subnet of Ethernet #2). Those responses leave from the Ethernet #2
interface. All connections initiated by the SKM appliance leave from 172.17.7.1.
Example 2. Example 2
Inter-
face
Default Gateway Used for Outgoing Connections
-----------------------------------------------------------------—
Ether-
net #1
none no
Ether-
net #2
10.20.41.1 yes
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