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Configuration – Network > IP Routing / Forwarding - An introduction to
TransPort routing
The configuration pages and command line commands that are described in this section
control the routing behaviour of the router.
The TransPort’s routing table can be viewed by navigating to Management - Network
Status > IP Routing Table.
The TransPort’s routing table can also be displayed using the CLI command:
route print
Types of route
TransPort routers support three main types of route:
Dynamic Routes
Static Routes
Default Routes
Dynamic Routes
Dynamic routes are created automatically when an interface is configured or connected.
For example configuring an Ethernet 0 interface with an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and
mask of 255.255.255.0 will cause a dynamic route to be created automatically.
Thus any packet with destination IP address in the range 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255 will
automatically be routed through to the Ethernet 0 interface.
Static Routes
Static routes can be added by configuring a route in Configuration - Network > IP
Routing/Forwarding > Static Routes > Routes 0 – 9 > Route n (where n is an
instance number).
The minimum configuration required to add a static route is:
IP Address
Mask
Interface
Interface number
If a static route is “pointing” at an Ethernet interface then optionally a gateway IP address
can be added. If a gateway IP address is not added then the gateway IP address configured
for the Ethernet interface itself will be used automatically.
Default Routes
Default routes can be added by configuring a route in Configuration - Network > IP
Routing/Forwarding > Static Routes > Default Route n (where n is an instance
number).
Default routes will match packets with any destination IP address (when in service).
If a default route is configured, packets with destination IP addresses that do not match any
of the dynamic or static routes will be sent out the interface specified in the first “in service”
default route.