Configuring A Default Route - HP ProCurve 7000dl Series Basic Management And Configuration Manual

By default, static routes have an administrative distance of 1. When you
configure more than one static route to the same destination (for example,
a route through a primary connection and a route through a backup
connection), you should assign the route with lower priority a higher
administrative distance. The router will only add the second route if the
first route becomes unavailable.
5. If you are using network monitoring, in the Track Name field, use the pull-
down menu to select the track for the interface.
6. Click Add.
The Route Table screen displays all routes that the router is currently using
to forward traffic, including any static routes. You can delete a static route
by clicking the Delete button to its right.
Figure 14-86.Route Table

Configuring a Default Route

A default route is a special static route. It is a route to network 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0.
The all-zero subnet mask ensures that all traffic matches this route. When a
packet arrives en route to a destination to which the router does not know a
more specific route, it uses the default route rather than dropping the packet.
For example, your network connects to the Internet through PPP interface 1
only. Rather than learning routes to all external networks from the ISP router,
the router can simply forward all external traffic (that is, traffic for which it
does not know another route) through the PPP interface.
Configure a default route as you would any other static route:
1. In the navigation bar, select Route Table under Router/Bridge.
Using the Web Browser Interface for Basic Configuration Tasks
Routing
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