Route Preference Settings; Gratuitous Arp Settings - D-Link xStack DGS-3400 Series Reference Manual

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Route Preference Settings

To view this window, click Administration > Route Preference Settings, as shown below.
The following fields can be configured:
Parameter
RIP (1-999)
Static (1-999)
Default (1-999)
Click Apply to implement the changes.

Gratuitous ARP Settings

An ARP announcement (also known as Gratuitous ARP) is a packet (usually an ARP Request) containing a valid SHA and SPA
for the host which sent it, with TPA equal to SPA. Such a request is not intended to solicit a reply, but merely updates the ARP
caches of other hosts which receive the packet.
This is commonly done by many operating systems on startup, and helps to resolve problems which would otherwise occur if, for
example, a network card had recently been changed (changing the IP address to MAC address mapping) and other hosts still had
the old mapping in their ARP cache
To view this window, click Administration > Gratuitous ARP Settings, as shown below.
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Figure 2 - 61 Route Preference Settings window
Description
Enter a value between 1 and 999 to set the route preference for RIP. The lower the value,
the higher the chance the specified protocol will be chosen as the best path for routing
packets. The default value is 100.
Enter a value between 1 and 999 to set the route preference for Static. The lower the
value, the higher the chance the specified protocol will be chosen as the best path for
routing packets. The default value is 60.
Enter a value between 1 and 999 to set the route preference for Default. The lower the
value, the higher the chance the specified protocol will be chosen as the best path for
routing packets. The default value is 1.
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