Using Static Routes; Static Route Example - NETGEAR DGN2000 Reference Manual

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5. Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider.
6. Type the host name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. The Dynamic DNS
service provider might call this the domain name. If your URL is myName.dyndns.org, then
your host name is myName.
7. Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account.
8. Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account.
9. If your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can
select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature
causes *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org.
10. Click Apply to save your configuration.
Note: If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x, the
Dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses will not be routed
on the Internet.

Using Static Routes

Static routes provide additional routing information to your router. Under normal circumstances,
the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and
you do not need to configure additional static routes. You must configure static routes only for
unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets located on your network.

Static Route Example

As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case:
• Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.
• You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where you are
employed. This router's address on your LAN is 192.168.0.100.
• Your company's network address is 134.177.0.0.
When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes were created. A default route was
created with your ISP as the modem router, and a second static route was created to your local
network for all 192.168.0.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on
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