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8.
Subnet Mask
indicates the portion of the IP interface address that identifies the attached
network.
This is also referred to as the subnet/network mask.
9.
Next Hop IP Address
displays the outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic
to the next router (if any) in the path toward 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.
interface for a directly attached network.
10.
Preference
displays an integer value from 1 to 255.
You 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.
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.
11.
Use Description to specify the description of this route that identifies the route.
The description must consist of alphanumeric, hyphen or underscore characters and can
be up to 31 characters in length.
be up to 31 characters in length.
12.
Click the Add button.
The static route is added to the switch.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable information displayed on the page.
Table 104. Route Configuration - Learned Routes
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:
possibilities are one of the following:
•
Local
•
Static
Route Type
This field can be either default or static.
Next Hop Interface
The outgoing router interface to use when forwarding traffic to the
destination.
destination.
Next Hop IP Address
The outgoing router IP address to use when forwarding traffic to the
next router (if any) in the path toward 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.
next router (if any) in the path toward 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.