Quick Reference Guide

Reference Guide for the Model RT338 ISDN Router
Using FirstGear to Configure Internet Access 5-29
Table 5-10 describes the fields on the Add/Modify Static Route tab.
Table 5-10. Add/Modify Static Route Tab Fields
Field Description
Route Name Enter a descriptive name for this route for identification purposes only.
Active Use this check box to activate or deactivate this static route.
Destination IP Address Enter the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is always based
on network number. If you need to specify a route to a single host, use a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 in the subnet mask field to force the
network number to be identical to the host ID.
IP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for this destination.
Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the gateway to the destination network. The gateway
is the next router that your router contacts in order to forward packets to the
destination. On the LAN, the gateway must be a router on the same segment
as the router. Over ISDN, the gateway must be the IP address of the router at
one of the remote nodes.
Private Use this field to determine whether the router includes the route to this
remote node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, this route is kept private and
not included in any RIP broadcast. If set to No, the route to this remote node
is propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts.
Metric Enter the cost of transmission for routing purposes. IP routing uses hop
counts as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly
connected networks. Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link.
The number does not have to be precise, but it must be between 1 and 16.
In practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good number.
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