Table 273: Route Entry Create Fields (continued)
Field
Description
Protocol
This field tells which protocol created the specified route. Possible values are:
•
Local
•
Static
•
Default
•
RIP
Next Hop Slot/Port
The outgoing router interface to use when forwarding traffic to the
destination.
Next Hop IP Address
The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the next
router (if any) in the path towards the destination. The next router is always
one of the adjacent neighbors or the IP address of the local interface for a
directly attached network. When creating a route, the next hop IP must be on
the same network as the routing interface. Valid next hop IP Addresses can be
seen on the Route Table page.
Metric
Administrative cost of the path to the destination. If no value is entered,
default is 1. The range is 0 — 255.This field is present only when creating a
static route.
Preference
Specifies a preference value for the configured next hop.
Route Type
Specifies whether the route is to be a Default route or a Static route.
4 Click
Submit
.
To remove a configured route, click
Delete
.
IP Route Summary
The IP Route Summary page displays summary information about the entries in the IP routing table.
To display this page, click
Routing
>
Router
>
Summary
in the navigation menu.
Table 274: Summary Fields
Field
Description
Connected Routes
The total number of connected routes in the IP routing table.
Static Routes
The total number of static routes in the IP routing table.
RIP Routes
The total number of routes installed by the
protocol.
BGP Routes
The total number of routes installed by the
protocol.
External
The total number of external routes installed by the BGP protocol.
Internal
The total number of internal routes installed by the BGP protocol.
Local
The total number of local routes installed by the BGP protocol.
Reject Routes
The total number of reject routes installed by all protocols.
Total Routes
The total number of routes in the routing table.
Best Routes (High)
The number of best routes currently in the routing table. This number only
counts the best route to each destination.
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