Table 173 System Monitor > Routing Table (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Flag
This indicates the route status.
U–Up: The route is up.
!–Reject: The route is blocked and will force a route lookup to fail.
G–Gateway: The route uses a gateway to forward traffic.
H–Host: The target of the route is a host.
R–Reinstate: The route is reinstated for dynamic routing.
D–Dynamic (redirect): The route is dynamically installed by a routing daemon or redirect.
M–Modified (redirect): The route is modified from a routing daemon or redirect.
Metric
The metric represents the "cost of transmission." A router determines the best route for
transmission by choosing a path with the lowest "cost." The smaller the number, the lower the
"cost."
Interface
This indicates the name of the interface through which the route is forwarded.
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brx indicates a LAN interface where x can be 0 – 3 to represent LAN1 to LAN4 respectively.
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ptm0 indicates a VDSL (including G.fast) WAN interface using IPoE or in bridge mode.
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ethx indicates an Ethernet WAN interface using IPoE or in bridge mode.
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ppp0 indicates a WAN interface using PPPoE.
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wlx indicates a wireless interface where x can be 0 – 1.
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