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Best Data DSL542 ADSL Ethernet Router User’s Guide
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Configuring IP Routes
You can use Configuration Manager to define specific routes for your Internet and network data.
This chapter provides instructions for creating routes.
This chapter provides instructions for creating routes.
Most users do not need to define IP routes. On a typical small home or office LAN, the existing
routes that set up the default gateways for your LAN computers and for the Best Data DSL542
provide the most appropriate path for all your Internet traffic.
routes that set up the default gateways for your LAN computers and for the Best Data DSL542
provide the most appropriate path for all your Internet traffic.
f On your LAN computers, a default gateway directs all Internet traffic to the LAN port on
the Best Data DSL542. Your LAN computers know their default gateway either because
you assigned it to them when you modified their TCP/IP properties, or because you
configured them to receive the information dynamically from a server whenever they
access the Internet.
you assigned it to them when you modified their TCP/IP properties, or because you
configured them to receive the information dynamically from a server whenever they
access the Internet.
f On the Best Data DSL542 itself, a default gateway is defined to direct all outbound
Internet traffic to a router at your ISP. This default gateway is assigned automatically by
your ISP whenever the device negotiates an Internet connection.
your ISP whenever the device negotiates an Internet connection.
You may need to define routes if your home setup includes two or more networks or subnets, if
you connect to two or more ISP services, or if you connect to a remote corporate LAN.
you connect to two or more ISP services, or if you connect to a remote corporate LAN.
Viewing the IP Routing Table
All IP-enabled computers and routers maintain a table of IP addresses that are commonly
accessed by their users. For each of these destination IP addresses, the table lists the IP address
of the first hop the data should take. This table is known as the device’s routing table.
accessed by their users. For each of these destination IP addresses, the table lists the IP address
of the first hop the data should take. This table is known as the device’s routing table.
To view the Best Data DSL542’s routing table, click the Routing tab. The IP Route Table displays,
as shown in Figure 32.
as shown in Figure 32.
Figure 31. IP Route Table Page
The IP Route Table displays a row for each existing route. These include routes that were
predefined on the device, routes you may have added, and routes that the device has identified
automatically through communication with other devices.
predefined on the device, routes you may have added, and routes that the device has identified
automatically through communication with other devices.
The routing table should reflect a default gateway, which directs outbound Internet traffic to your
ISP. This default gateway is shown in the row containing destination address 0.0.0.0.
ISP. This default gateway is shown in the row containing destination address 0.0.0.0.
The following table defines the fields in the IP Routing Table.