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162 | Chapter 5: Configuring Routing
GS752TXS Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
2. To add a route, enter the route information into the appropriate fields and click Add.
3. To delete a route, select the check box next to the route and click Delete.
The Route Status table provides information about the routes the GS752TXS already has in
its routing table.
Field Description
Route Type Indicates whether the learned route is a static or default route.
Network Address The IP route prefix for the destination.
Subnet Mask Also referred to as the subnet/network mask, this indicates the portion of the
IP interface address that identifies the attached network.
Protocol This field tells which protocol created the specified route. The possibilities
are one of the following:
• Local
• Static
Next Hop Interface The outgoing router interface to use when forwarding traffic to the
destination.
Next Hop IP Address The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the next
router (if any) in the path towards the destination. The next router is always
one of the adjacent neighbors or the IP address of the local interface for a
directly attached network.
Preference Shows the preference value for the configured next hop.
Next Hop IP Address The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the
next router (if any) in the path towards the destination. The next router is
always one of the adjacent neighbors or the IP address of the local
interface for a directly attached network. When creating a route, the next
hop IP must be on the same network as the routing interface. Valid next
hop IP Addresses can be seen on the 'Route Table' page.
Preference Specifies a preference value for the configured next hop.
The preference is an integer value from 1 to 255. You can specify the
preference value (sometimes called “administrative distance”) of an
individual static route. Among routes to the same destination, the route
with the lowest preference value is the route entered into the forwarding
database. By specifying the preference of a static route, the user
controls whether a static route is more or less preferred. The preference
also controls whether a static route is more or less preferred than other
static routes to the same destination.
Table 5-5. Route Configuration Fields
Field Description