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Enable IP forwarding globally

By default, IP forwarding is enabled.

To verify that IP forwarding is enabled globally:

  1. From the main menu, choose IP Routing > IP.
  2. The IP dialog box opens.
  3. Select Forwarding in the Forwarding check box.
  4. Click Apply.


Item Description
Forwarding
Sets the switch for IP forwarding (routing) or nonforwarding. The default is forwarding.
DefaultTTL
The default value inserted in the Time-To-Live (TTL) field of the IP header of datagrams originated by the routing switch whenever a TTL value is not supplied by the transport layer protocol. Default is 255 seconds.
ReasmTimeout
The maximum number of seconds that received fragments are held while they are awaiting reassembly of this entity. This value cannot be changed by the user.
ARPLifeTime
The lifetime of an ARP entry within the system, global to the switch. Default is 360 minutes.


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