Linksys EG24M User Guide - Page 28

Linksys EtherFast® II Series ROUTING TABLE If you select Routing Table from the IP Networking screen, a Routing Table screen similar to the following will appear. The Routing Table allows you to view, add, delete, or search a particular routing path. Information is displayed in the following columns: Network The IP Subnetwork address to which the switch can route packets. Mask: The related IP Subnetwork Mask to which the switch can route packets. Gateway The IP address of the router at the next hop. Metric The number of hops needed between the switch and the destination network. VLAN The VLAN within which the gateway or destination resides. Type The IP route type for the IP subnetwork. There are six IP route types: Direct A directly connected subnetwork. Remote A remote IP subnetwork or host address. Myself A switch IP address on a specific IP subnetwork. Bcast A subnetwork broadcast address. Mcast An IP multicast address. Martian An illegal IP address to be filtered. 48 10/100 Managed 24-Port GigaSwitch Protocol Indicates one of the following: Local A manually configured routing entry. NetMgmt A routing entry set via SNMP. ICMP A routing entry obtained via ICMP redirect. RIP A routing entry learned via the RIP protocol. Other A protocol other than one of the other four listed above. From the Routing Table screen, you are able to: • Add entries to the Routing table. • Delete entries from the Routing table. • Search for entries in the Routing table. Adding Routing Table Entries Use the following procedure to add entries to the Routing table: 1. From the Routing Table screen, hold down the Shift key and press the "+" key. The Route Options screen will appear. 2. Select Default Gateway or Static Route, then press Enter. If you select Default Gateway, the following screen (see next page) will appear. Press Enter and type an IP address for the default gateway. The address consists of numbers separated by periods (e.g., 129.32.0.11). When you finish, press Enter. Proceed to step 3. 49