Router configuration, Chapter 5 – Verilink Net Engine (3150-30626-001) Product Manual User Manual
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NetEngine IAD User Guide
This chapter describes how to configure the IAD as a router. You may
configure the IAD as a router or a bridge, depending on your application.
Optionally, you may also configure some ports for routing, and some ports
for bridging. For example, you might set up PPP for Internet connections
using routing, and set up a management connection using bridging.
A router is a network layer device that uses one or more metrics to
determine the optimal path along which network traffic should be
forwarded. Routers forward packets from one network to another based on
network layer information.
A router generally improves overall efficiency for a complex network, but a
bridge provides better speed and flexibility for the overall network.
This chapter contains the following topics:
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Basic Router Setup Tasks (page
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Using the Router Configuration menu (page
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Configuring an IP Address (page
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Configuring Port Maximum Transmission Units (page
)
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Adding and Removing Static Routes (page
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Enabling and Disabling RIP (page
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Configuring RIP Version by Port (page
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Configuring RIP Poisoned Reverse by Port (page
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Configuring DNS Client (page
)
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Configuring DHCP Client (page
)
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Configuring DHCP Relay (page
)
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Configuring Telnet Server Port (page
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Configuring IP Filtering (page
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Configuring IP Header Compression (page
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Configuring LAN IP Broadcast Destination (page
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Displaying the Route Table (page
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5. Router Configuration
NOTE
When the IAD prompts you for input, the current value is
displayed in parentheses. To conveniently accept the current
value, just press Enter.