Configuring Routing; Routing Overview; Configuring Global Ip Routing; Configuring The Ip Forwarding Table - Dell PowerConnect 6024 User Manual

Configuring Routing

Routing Overview

Devices in different subnetworks communicate with each other using a Layer 3 router between the
VLANs. Routing is enabled by default on your switch. However, at least one IP interface must be
configured for the switch to begin routing network traffic. Routes are either statically configured, or
are configured using Routing Information Protocol (RIP) or Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
For more information about RIP, see "Configuring RIP."
For more information about OSPF, see "Configuring OSPF Parameters and Filters."

Configuring Global IP Routing

The Global Routing Parameters page contains links for configuring routing. Routing is always on,
but it is only enabled if the system has one or more IP addresses. To open the Global Routing
Parameters page, click Router→ Global Routing Parameters in the tree view.
This Global Routing Parameters page contains links that allow you to perform the following
procedures:
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Configuring the IP Forwarding Table.

• Configuring IP Static Routes.
• Configuring VRRP.
• Configuring MD5 Routing Authentication.
• Configuring MD5 Key Chain Settings.
Configuring the IP Forwarding Table
Use the IP Forwarding page to view the routing parameters by which IP traffic is forwarded. This
page provides a list of IP routes for selected destination IP addresses, including IP routes that are
defined statically or dynamically. IP routes are based on network masks, next hops, metrics, and
forwarding protocols. These parameters determine how specific packets are forwarded or dropped.
When an IP address is configured on an interface, it is included in the IP Forwarding Table.
To open the IP Forwarding page, click Router→ Global Routing Parameters→ IP Forwarding in the
tree view.
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