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HAPTER 12: CONFIGURING IP ROUTING
Loopback Interface
A router can relay traffic to the management module through any of the IP
interfaces or through loopback. A loopback interface is a logical interface
that is designated as 131/1/1 and appears in the list of IP interfaces within
the IP Configuration main panel.
If you select the loopback interface as the interface to which you are adding
an IP address, a router is able to forward traffic through loopback if the
interface designated by the IP address goes down. You can only add or
delete IP addresses associated with the Loopback Interface; no other
functions are enabled (other tabs and the Clear ARP Caches button remain
disabled.
IP Addr IP address for this interface
Net Mask Network mask for this interface.
Interface Priority Specifies the priority of the source IP address for sending
packets originating at the interface.
Reasm Size Largest IP datagram that the router can reassemble from
incoming IP fragmented datagrams received on the interface.
Parameter Description