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EtherFast
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Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch
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Instant Broadband
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Series
52
2. Enter the following data to create a new static route:
Destination LAN IP
The Destination LAN IP is the address of the remote net-
work or host to which you want to assign a static route. Enter the IP address
of the host for which you wish to create a static route here. If you are build-
ing a route to an entire network, be sure that the network portion of the IP
address is set to zero. For example, the Router’s standard IP address is
192.168.1.1. Based on this address, the address of the network to which the
Router is connected is 192.168.1, with the last digit (1, in this case) deter-
mining the Router’s place on the network. Therefore you would enter the IP
address 192.168.1.0 if you wanted to route to the Router’s entire network,
rather than just to the Router.
Network Mask
The Network Mask (also known as the Subnet Mask) deter-
mines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which por-
tion is the host portion. In the example above, the Network Mask is
255.255.255.0. This determines (by using the values 255) that the first three
numbers of an network IP address identify this particular network, while the
last digit (from 1 to 254) identifies the specific host.
Gateway IP
This IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device
that allows for contact between the Router and the remote network or host.
3. Click the Apply button and Continue button to save your changes.
If the Router is connected to more than one network, it may be necessary to set
up a static route between them. This can be done from the Static Routing
screen, shown in Figure 6-34. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that
network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Click the
Show Routing Table button to view the current static routing configuration.
To create a static route entry:
1. Select
Static Route Entry from the drop-down list. The Router supports up
to 20 static route entries.
Static Routing
Figure 6-34