Routing - RACOM MG101 User Manual

3.1.4

Routing

Static routing is the term used to refer to a manual method that is used to set up routing between networks.
Static routing has the advantage of being predictable and simple to set up.
This section lists the routing table and lets the user add and delete routes.
Parameter
Select
Destination
Mask
Gateway
Interface
Metric
Persistent
Active
User manual
GPRS/EDGE/UMTS routers MG101, MG102
3. Jul 2009
Description
To enter network route select "Net".
To enter a route to a host select "Host".
the destination network or host. You can provide IP addresses in dotted decimal
or host/network names.
The network's IP address together with its address mask defines a range of IP
addresses. For IP subnets, the address mask is referred to as the subnet mask.
For host routes, the mask is "all ones" (in dotted decimal 255.255.255.255).
Next hop (gateway); the next router which knows how to reach the destination
Identity of network interface through which a packet will be sent to reach the
gateway.
The 'distance' to the target (usually counted in hops). It is not used by recent
kernels, but may be needed by routing daemons.
Displays whether a particular route is persistent or not.
Displays whether a particular route is active or not.
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