Enabling Routing
Use the Enable Routing window to enable routing, configure a default
gateway address and enable RIP listening.
When Enabled is selected, the module restarts, IP routing is enabled and
VSDs can be created. After restart, the MAC address assigned to the interface
associated with the HST IP address may be different from the one currently being used.
Therefore you may need to flush the ARP cache on your host before you can reconnect via
Telnet. Enabling routing on VLANs containing interfaces that are mirrored disables
the mirror feature for those interfaces.
Procedure:
Step |
Action |
1 |
Select Enabled in the Routing drop-down
box. Caution: This step restarts
the module when you click Apply. |
2 |
Enter a default gateway address.
Entering an address allows the router to communicate to the rest of the network and the
internet. |
3 |
Select Yes in the Maintain connectivity
using the Current Host IP address drop-down box. |
4 |
Select Enabled in the RIP Listening
drop-down box. |
5 |
Click Apply. |
6 |
Once the module is restarted, click Reload
in your browser to view the updated application tree. |
Field Descriptions
Routing |
Restarts the module and enables routing. |
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Default
Gateway |
An IP address that connects the module to
the rest of the network and the internet. Packets having unknown destinations (not
in the routing table) are sent to the default gateway. The default gateway IP
address is the address of the local router. |
Maintain
connectivity using currrent IP host address |
Allows the module to maintain connectivity
during a module restart. If you select Yes, the HST address is copied to
the routing stack. |
RIP
Listening |
RIP Listening is the process of building
routing table entries that listen to the RIP protocol. If you select Enabled,
the module builds its routing table from the contents of received RIP messages. The
module, however, does not transmit RIP messages. |
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Current
IP host address |
Displays the current IP host address of the
module. |
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