Persistent Routes - Colubris Networks CN3000 Administrator's Manual

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The routing table is dynamic and is updated as needed.
If more than one default route exists, the first route is the table is used.
Interface
Indicates the CN3000 port through which traffic is routed. When you add a route the
CN3000 automatically determines the interface to be used based on the gateway
address.
Gateway
Indicates the IP address of the gateway the CN3000 will forward routed traffic to (known
as the next hop). The gateway address must be on the same subnet as one of the
available interfaces. Note that routes for the VPN client are specified on the VPN client
page.
An asterisk is used by system routes to indicate a directly connected network.
Metric
Indicates the priority of a route.
Persistent This table shows all routes that apply to dynamic interfaces on the CN3000. The routes
are persistent because they are automatically deleted and then restored each time the
routes
interface they are associated with is closed and opened. When the routes are active,
they will also appear in the Active routes table.
• About PPTP client routes (Internet port): If you disabled the Auto-route discovery
• About PPTP server routes (Internet port): The username field is used to trigger the
You can add routes by specifying the appropriate parameters and clicking the Add
button.
Interface
Select the interface the route applies to. Traffic will be forwarded using this interface.
Username
Applies to PPTP server routes only. The route is automatically enabled when this user
establishes a PPTP connection with the CN3000.
Destination
Traffic addressed to this IP address will be routed.
Mask
Indicates the number of bits in the destination address that is checked for a match.
Gateway
The CN3000 automatically determines the appropriate gateway.
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option (Security > PPTP client), or if you need to access IP addresses that are not
part of the specified domain, you will need to define the appropriate routes.
activation of the route. When a client station establishes a connection with the
CN3000's PPTP server, its username is checked against this table. If a match is
found, the route is enabled.