Current

The current routing table contains all the routes to which there is currently a valid connection.

Tab. Current routing table

Parameter

Meaning

Module

Module of the router

Port

Router interface

Network Address

IP address of the destination network

Netmask

Network mask for the IP address of the destination network

Next Hop IP Address

IP address of the next router on the path to the destination network.

Type

Displays the type of the entry:
– local: The destination can be reached directly via this router interface.
– remote: The next hop is a router.

Protocol

Shows how the entry came about:
– local: own router interface
– netmg: static route
– ospf
– rip

Metric

Metric of this route. The Switch chooses the route with the smallest value for the metric for the transmission. If a number of routing entries with an identical network address/network mask, but with different next hop IP addresses, have the same metric, then the Switch enters all these entries in the routing table (ECMP - equal cost multiple path). The Switch supports up to four ECMP routes.


Buttons

Tab. Buttons (Forts.)

Button

Meaning

“Reload”

Updates the fields with the values that are saved in the volatile memory (RAM) of the device.

“Help”

Opens the online help.