Static Route Setup - D-Link DI-106 Series User Manual

3. Metric—The metric represents the "cost" of transmission for
routing purpose. IP routing uses hop count as the measurement
of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly connected networks.
Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link. The
number need not be precise, but it must be between 1 and 16. In
practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good number.
4. Private—This parameter determines if your DI-106 or
DI-106M will include the route to this Remote Node in its RIP
broadcasts. If set to yes, this route is kept private and not
included in RIP broadcasts. If no, the route to this Remote Node
will be propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts.
5. RIP—This parameter determines how your DI-106 or DI-106M
handles RIP (Routing Information Protocol), and the default is
Both. If set to Both, your router will broadcast its routing table
on the WAN and incorporate RIP broadcasts from the other
router into its routing table. If set to In Only, your router will
not broadcast its routing table on the WAN; if set to Out Only, it
will broadcast its routing table but ignore any RIP broadcast
packets that it receives. If set to None, your DI-106 or DI-106M
will not participate in any RIP exchange with other routers.
Usually, you should leave this parameter at its default of Both
and let RIP propagate the routing information automatically.
Once you have completed filling in the Network Layer Options
menu, press ENTER to return to menu 11. Press ENTER at the
message 'Press ENTER to Confirm...' to save your selections, or
press ESC at any time to cancel your selections.

Static Route Setup

On a directly connected internet, RIP usually handles the routing
automatically. However, RIP cannot propagate across isolated
TCP/IP Configuration 83