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To crate a new routing table that will be integrated in the multiple routing table 
system 

1.

Click the Table Commands  

button. 

The 

Table dialog appears. 

2.

Type the name into the Routing Table box, and then click Submit. The 
table name is stored in the drop down list for future use. 

To delete an existing routing table 
1.

Select the table name from the Main drop down list. 

2.

Click the Table Commands 

 button. 

CAUTION: The user has to be careful not to delete the main routing table, as this action 
can lead to connectivity problems.

To add a new static route 
1.

Select the Routes tab 

2.

Click the Entries Commands  

button. 

The 

dialog box appears. 

Figure 33. Insert New Route 

In the above example all the traffic with destination addresses that belong to subnet 
192.168.2.0/ 24 will be forwarded via interface ath0.

3.

In the Destination boxes, type the destination network or destination host 
address.

4.

In the Subnet boxes, type the netmask for the destination net. 
(255.255.255.255 for a host destination and 0.0.0.0 for the default route) 

5.

In the Default Gateway boxes, type the gateway address (if required). 

6.

In the Preferred Source boxes, type the preferred source address for 
communicating to that destination. 

7.

In the Distance box, type the distance to the target, usually counted in 
hops. (This field is not used by recent kernels, but may be needed by routing 
daemons.) 

8.

In the Interface drop down list, select the interface to which packets for this 
route will be sent.