Netgear XCM89UP Web Management User Guide - Page 213

M6100 Web Management User Guide Learned Routes Table 84, Routing Table Basic Route Configuration on page 213 describes the non-configurable data that is displayed. Table 84. Routing Table Basic Route Configuration Field Description Network Address The IP route prefix for the destination. Subnet Mask Also referred to as the subnet/network mask, this indicates the portion of the IP interface address that identifies the attached network. Protocol This field tells which protocol created the specified route. The possibilities are one of the following: Local Static Route Type This field can be Connected or Static or Dynamic based on the protocol. Next Hop Interface The outgoing router interface to use when forwarding traffic to the destination. Next Hop 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 will always be one of the adjacent neighbors or the IP address of the local interface for a directly attached network. Preference The preference is an integer value from (0 to 255). The user can specify the preference value (sometimes called "administrative distance") of an individual static route. Among routes to the same destination, the route with the lowest preference value is the route entered into the forwarding database. By specifying the preference of a static route, the user controls whether a static route is more or less preferred than routes from dynamic routing protocols. The preference also controls whether a static route is more or less preferred than other static routes to the same destination. Metric Administrative cost of the path to the destination. If no value is entered, default is 1. The range is 0 - 255. Click Update to update the page with the latest information on the switch. Advanced From the Routing Routing Table > Advanced link, you can access the following pages: Routing 213