Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 1479

packet on the network until a router can forward it to its final
destination.
IP Address of Network/Host—Enter the address of the destination
network or host. To select from a list of symbolic network or host
names and addresses, press Ins. The list of symbolic network names
and addresses comes from the SYS:\ETC\NETWORKS file. The list
of symbolic host names and addresses comes from the
SYS:\ETC\HOSTS file.
Subnetwork Mask—If the destination is an IP network, the subnet
mask of that network.
Next Hop Router on Route—Explicit destination of the next hop.
Enter the IP address of the next-hop router. To select from a list of
symbolic hostnames and addresses, press Ins.
Metric for This Route—Number of hops to the destination. This
metric is directly proportional to the cost of the route. Given two
routes to the same destination, the router chooses the lower-cost
route.
If you want to use the static route as a backup route to a dynamic
route, select a value that is higher than the cost associated with the
dynamic route. This selection ensures that the dynamic route remains
the preferred route under typical conditions.
Do not set this metric value to 16 unless you want to disable the
route.
Type of Route—Specify whether the static route is active or passive.
This parameter specifies whether the next hop router for this route
actively advertises the route to this network.
Usually, static routes are not advertised and are categorized as
passive routes. When a route is marked as active, TCP/IP expects the
next hop router to advertise the route regularly. If a router stops
advertising an active route, TCP/IP assumes the route is no longer
available and deletes it from the routing table.
If the static route is active and the router discovers a lower-cost
dynamic route to the same destination, it uses the lower-cost route
instead of the active static route. If the lower-cost route becomes
unavailable, the router returns to using the active static route.
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