Table 267: Interface Summary Details Fields (continued)
Field
Description
Destination Unreachables
Whether the interface is allowed to send
Destination Unreachable message
to a host if the intended destination cannot be reached for some reason. If the
status of this field is Disabled, this interface will not send ICMP Destination
Unreachable messages to inform the host about the error in reaching the
intended destination.
ICMP Redirects
Whether the interface is allowed to send ICMP Redirect messages. The device
sends an ICMP Redirect message on an interface only if ICMP Redirects are
enabled both globally and on the interface. An ICMP Redirect message notifies a
host when a better route to a particular destination is available on the network
segment.
Routing IP Interface Configuration
Use the Routing IP Interface Configuration page to configure the IP routing settings for each interface.
To display this page, click
Routing
>
IP
>
Interface Configuration
in the navigation menu.
Table 268: Interface Configuration Fields
Field
Description
Interface
The menu contains all interfaces that can be configured for routing. To configure
routing settings for an interface, select it from the menu and then configure the
rest of the settings on the page.
Status
Whether the interface is currently capable of routing IP packets (Up) or cannot
route packets (Down). For the status to be Up, the routing mode and
administrative mode for the interface must be enabled. Additionally, the
interface must have an IP address and be physically up (active link).
Routing Mode
The administrative mode of IP routing on the interface.
Admin Mode
The administrative mode of the interface. If an interface is administratively
disabled, it cannot forward traffic.
State
The state of the interface, which is either Active or Inactive. An interface is
considered active if the link is up, and the interface is in a forwarding state.
Link Speed Data Rate
The physical link data rate of the interface.
IP Address Configuration
Method
The method to use for configuring an IP address on the interface, which can be
one of the following:
•
None – No address is to be configured.
•
Manual – The address is to be statically configured. When this option is
selected you can specify the IP address and subnet mask in the available
fields.
•
DHCP – The interface will attempt to acquire an IP address from a network
server.
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