The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing - Linksys WRT54GS User Manual

Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster

The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing

This tab is used to set up the Router's advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the type(s) of advanced functions
you use. Dynamic Routing will automatically adjust how packets travel on your network. Static Routing sets up a fixed route to
another network destination.
Operating Mode. Select the mode in which this Router will function. If this Router is hosting your network's connection to the
Internet, select Gateway. If another Router exists on your network, select Router. When Router is chosen, Dynamic Routing will
be enabled.
Dynamic Routing. This feature enables the Router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout and
exchange routing tables with the other router(s). The Router determines the network packets' route based on the fewest number
of hops between the source and the destination. This feature is Disabled by default. From the drop-down menu, you can also
select LAN & Wireless, which performs dynamic routing over your Ethernet and wireless networks. You can also select WAN,
which performs dynamic routing with data coming from the Internet. Finally, selecting Both enables dynamic routing for both
networks, as well as data from the Internet.
Static Routing. To set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the Static Routing drop-
down list. (A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.)
Enter the information described below to set up a new static route. (Click the Delete This Entry button to delete a static route.)
Enter Route Name. Enter a name for the Route here, using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric characters.
Destination LAN IP. The Destination LAN IP is the address of the remote network or host to which you want to
assign a static route.
Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a Destination LAN IP address is the network
portion, and which portion is the host portion.
Default Gateway. This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and
the remote network or host.
Interface. This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless (Ethernet and
wireless networks), the WAN (Internet), or Loopback (a dummy network in which one PC acts like a network—
necessary for certain software programs).
Click the Show Routing Table button to view the Static Routes you've already set up.
Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to
cancel your changes.
Chapter 3: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router
The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
Figure 3-17: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings
NOTE: SpeedBooster ONLY works in Infrastructure
Mode.
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