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Wireless-G ADSL Gateway Advanced Routing Tab The Advanced Routing screen allows you to configure the dynamic routing and static routing settings. (See Figure 5-11.) Advanced Routing • Dynamic Routing. With Dynamic Routing you can enable the Gateway to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout. The Gateway, using the RIP protocol, determines the network packets' route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other Gateways on the network. To enable RIP, click Enabled. To disable RIP, click Disabled. • Receive RIP Version. To receive RIP messages, select the protocol you want: RIP1 or RIP2. If you don't want to receive RIP messages, select None. • Transmit RIP Version. To transmit RIP messages, select the protocol you want: RIP1, RIP1-Compatible, or RIP2. If you don't want to transmit RIP messages, select None. Static Routing If the Gateway is connected to more than one network, it may be necessary to set up a static route between them. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. To create a static route, change the following settings: • Select Entry. Select the number of the static route from the drop-down menu. The Gateway supports up to 20 static route entries. If you need to delete a route, after selecting the entry, click the Delete Entry button. • Destination IP Address. The Destination IP Address is the address of the remote network or host to which you want to assign a static route. Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route. If you are building a route to an entire network, be sure that the network portion of the IP address is set to 0. • Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask (also known as the Network Mask) determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion. • Gateway. This IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Gateway and the remote network or host. • Hop Count. This determines the maximum number of steps between network nodes that data packets will travel. A node is any router in the path to the remote network. Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway The Setup Tab Figure 5-11: Advanced Routing 21

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway
The Setup Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
Advanced Routing Tab
The Advanced Routing screen allows you to configure the dynamic routing and static routing settings. (See Figure
5-11.)
Advanced Routing
•
Dynamic Routing. With Dynamic Routing you can enable the Gateway to automatically adjust to physical
changes in the network’s layout. The Gateway, using the RIP protocol, determines the network packets’ route
based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regularly
broadcasts routing information to other Gateways on the network. To enable RIP, click
Enabled
. To disable
RIP, click
Disabled
.
•
Receive RIP Version. To receive RIP messages, select the protocol you want:
RIP1
or
RIP2
. If you don’t want
to receive RIP messages, select
None
.
•
Transmit RIP Version. To transmit RIP messages, select the protocol you want:
RIP1, RIP1-Compatible, or
RIP2
. If you don’t want to transmit RIP messages, select
None
.
Static Routing
If the Gateway is connected to more than one network, it may be necessary to set up a static route between
them. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or
network. To create a static route, change the following settings:
•
Select Entry. Select the number of the static route from the drop-down menu. The Gateway supports up to 20
static route entries. If you need to delete a route, after selecting the entry, click the
Delete Entry
button.
•
Destination IP Address. The Destination IP Address is the address of the remote network or host to which you
want to assign a static route. Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route. If
you are building a route to an entire network, be sure that the network portion of the IP address is set to 0.
•
Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask (also known as the Network Mask) determines which portion of an IP address
is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
•
Gateway. This IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the
Gateway and the remote network or host.
•
Hop Count. This determines the maximum number of steps between network nodes that data packets will
travel. A node is any router in the path to the remote network.
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