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Reference Guide for the Model RT311 and RT314 Internet Access Gateway Routers

8-8 Using the Manager Interface to Configure the Router for Internet Access

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Static Route Example

As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case:

• Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.

• You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where

you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.0.10.

• Your company’s network is 134.177.0.0.

When you first configured your Model Model RT311 and RT314 routers, two implicit static routes

were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway, and a second static route

was created to your local network for all 192.168.x.x addresses. With this configuration, if you

attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router will forward your request to the

ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the request will

likely be denied by the company’s firewall.

In this case you must define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 should be

accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.0.10. The static route would look like Figure 8-5.

Metric Enter the cost of transmission for routing purposes. IP routing uses hop

counts as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly

connected networks. Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link.

The number does not have to be precise, but it must be between 1 and 16. In

practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good number.

Private Use this field to determine whether the router includes the route to this

remote node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, this route is kept private and

not included in any RIP broadcast. If set to No, the route to this remote node

is propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts.

Table 8-2. Edit IP Static Route Fields (continued)

Field Description

1 2 ... 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 ... 145 146

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