Routing - D-Link DSL-2877AL User Manual

D-Link DSL-2877AL Dual Band Wireless AC750 VDSL/ADSL2+ Modem Router User Manual

Routing

To access the Routing page, click on the Advanced menu link at the top, and then click on the Routing menu link on the left.
Routing protocols specify the ways (routes) of data packets in your LAN and in the
Internet. Normally all out-bound data packets from your LAN will be send via a
gateway, e.g. the DSL-2877AL, to the server of your ISP and into the internet
accordingly. As the internet is based on packet-switching protocols, the way for each
data packet is determined on every network knot anew.
Using Routing Tables you can assign routes for data packet into sub networks of your
LAN.
The Static Routing Method is simple and therefor often used. Each knot maintains a
table with one line for every possible destination knot. Every line holds information
about which connection is best, second, etc. and a weight.
If a data packet has to be routed to a certain destination knot a connection according
to the information is chosen, depending on the weight information as a chance to
choose especially this connection.
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