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2000-A2-GB20-10 - 96 - February 2004
This chapter describes how to configure the IAD as a router. You may
configure the IAD as a router or a bridge, depending on your application.
Optionally, you may also configure some ports for routing, and some ports
for bridging. For example, you might set up PPP for Internet connections
using routing, and set up a management connection using bridging.
A router is a network layer device that uses one or more metrics to
determine the optimal path along which network traffic should be
forwarded. Routers forward packets from one network to another based on
network layer information.
A router generally improves overall efficiency for a complex network, but a
bridge provides better speed and flexibility for the overall network.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Basic Router Setup Tasks (page 97)
Using the Router Configuration menu (page 98)
Configuring an IP Address (page 98)
Configuring Port Maximum Transmission Units (page 101)
Adding and Removing Static Routes (page 103)
Enabling and Disabling RIP (page 101)
Configuring RIP Version by Port (page 102)
Configuring RIP Poisoned Reverse by Port (page 101)
Configuring DNS Client (page 106)
Configuring DHCP Client (page 106)
Configuring DHCP Relay (page 108)
Configuring Telnet Server Port (page 109)
Configuring IP Filtering (page 109)
Configuring IP Header Compression (page 116)
Configuring LAN IP Broadcast Destination (page 116)
Displaying the Route Table (page 116)
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When the IAD prompts you for input, the current value is
displayed in parentheses. To conveniently accept the current
value, just press Enter.