Routing Procedures

Static Router

To Configure the Netra System as a Static Router

1. Choose Network Connection Administration: Routing > Configure static router.

   The Static Router Administration page is displayed.

2. Type the information in the form using Table 10-1.

   Table 10-1 Information Required for Static Routing

   Default Router Host Address	Host address of the default router for the network.
   Destination Network/  Host Address	Network/Host address to which information is routed.
   Router Host Address	Host address of the router used for accessing the destination address.
   Hop Count	A value of 0 or greater. 0 means the Netra server is the router; a value greater than 0 means that another system is the router.

To Modify a Static Router

1. Choose Network Connection Administration: Routing Modify static router.

2. Make the changes in the form using Table 10-1.

In certain Solaris versions, there is a complication for setting the destination address of a subnetwork with a trailing non-zero digit. To construct a network gateway on a non-zero subnetwork, the /etc/init.d/inetinit file must be manually edited to contain the information in the following form:

route add net 194.125.10.32 194.125.10.2 1 -netmask 255.255.255.224

The addresses shown above are for example only.

Dynamic Router

To Configure the Netra System as a Dynamic Router

1. Choose Network Connection Administration: RoutingConfigure dynamic router.

   The Dynamic Router Administration page is displayed.

2. Type the information in the form using Table 10-2.

   Table 10-2 Information Required for Dynamic Routing

   Destination Network/  Host Address	Network/Host address to which information is routed.
   Gateway Host Address	Host address of the gateway used for accessing the destination address. If the router is unreachable when this form is configured then it is not used for routing until dynamic routing is reconfigured or the Netra system is restarted.
   Hop Count	A value of 0 or greater. 0 means the Netra server is the router; a value greater than 0 means that another system is the router.
   Status	Active or Passive. Gateways marked active are removed from the routing information if they become inaccessible. Gateways marked passive are part of the routing information until explicitly removed. Routes to passive gateways are also not broadcast to the other systems on the network.
   Dynamic Routing Information over Point-to-Point Links?	Enables or disables RIP over PPP links. Choices: Yes or No

To Modify a Dynamic Router

1. Choose Network Connection Administration: Routing > Modify dynamic router.

2. Make the changes in the form using Table 10-2.

Not a Router

To Configure the Netra System as Not a Router

Once the Netra server is already configured as "not a router," this option is not displayed.

1. Choose Network Connection Administration: Routing > Turn off routing; then confirm the operation.

By default, the Netra Proxy Cache Server is not a router.