Cabletron Systems CSX100 series User Manual - page 41

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TCP/IP Route Addresses

Static Seeding: If the router is to direct traffic to networks or stations

beyond the remote router, the routing table in the target router can be

‘seeded’ with static IP routes.  An IP route includes an IP address, subnet

mask, and metric.  The metric is a number representing the perceived

cost in reaching the remote network or station.

The target router’s routing table must be seeded statically so that it dials

out to the appropriate remote router when IP traffic is addressed to

networks and stations beyond that remote router.  After the link is

established, RIP update packets will dynamically add to the target

router’s routing table.

Note:  Seeding the routing table is not necessary when a target router

never dials out; it will discover remote networks and stations beyond the

calling router as soon as RIP updates arrive (provided the remote router

supports RIP and RIP packets are allowed to flow on the WAN link).

TCP/IP Default Route

One default route should be designated in the routing table for all traffic

that cannot be directed to other specific routes.  The default route is

specified as:  0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 1