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80-001113 SysLINK Administrator’s Guide Page 56
Accessing the Gateway from a Remote Network
When attaching TCP/IP devices to a local Ethernet network, all that is required for basic
communication is to assign an IP address to the network device. However, if your network
devices need to communicate with remote networks, you must also configure IP routing
information to tell TCP/IP where to send these remote network packets.
A remote network is a network that must be reached via one or more routers. To send
packets to a remote network, you must configure the following information:
1. IP Netmask: The IP netmask defines how your network is subnetted. See the section
called IPv4 Netmask for more information.
2. IP Routes: The IP routes define where your routers are and when to use them. See
the section called IP Routing for more information.