Configuring The Ip Address Table; Configuring Ip Routing On A Port - Enterasys ATX User Manual

Configuring the IP Address Table
The IP Address Info section of this window displays the IP Addresses and the
subnet masks for each of the device's interfaces that are configured for IP Routing.
You can enter the IP Address and IP Mask for the current interface from this
window.
The IP Address Table located in this window displays the Interface Number, IP
Address and IP Mask for each table entry. If there are more entries in the IP
Address Table than can fit in the display panel, a scroll bar will appear so that you
can scroll to view the remaining entries in the table.
Index Port
Displays the interface number (IfIndex) associated with the entry.
IP Address
The interface's Internet Protocol address. A device with multiple interfaces, such
as a bridge or router, can have multiple IP addresses assigned to it.
IP Mask
A subnet mask identifies the portion of an interface's IP address that identifies a
network and the portion that identifies a host.
To add an entry to the IP Address Window:
1. Enter the Index Port number, IP Address, and IP Mask associated with the
2. Click on the Add button. The new entry will be added to the IP Address Table.
To delete an entry from the IP Address Window:
1. Highlight the IP Address entry you wish to delete from the IP Address Table.
2. Click on the Delete button. The new entry will be deleted from the IP Address
Configuring IP Routing on a Port
1. Click on the IP selection box to enable IP Routing on the port.
2. Enable any of the protocols you wish to use with IP Routing on this port by
Managing the Hub
entry you wish to add in the fields below the IP Address Table.
Table.
selecting them from the IP Protocols section in this window. The protocols you
can enable on a port that is using IP Routing are:
• RIP — when enabled specifies that the internet Routing Information
Protocol is to be used over this port. RIP is the most widely used routing
protocol. RIP uses routing tables to determine the best route for a packet.
• Proxy — when enabled specifies that the port will respond to internet ARP
requests for which the device is the next hop in a routed path.
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