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IP dialog box--Globals tab fields


Field Description
Forwarding
Sets the switch for forwarding (routing) or non forwarding. The default value is forwarding.
DefaultTTL
Sets the default TTL value, the maximum number of seconds before a packet is discarded, for a routed packet. Enter an integer between 1 and 255. The default value (255) is inserted if one is not supplied in the datagram header.
ReasmTImeout
Read-only field--The maximum number of seconds that received fragments are held while they are waiting for reassembly at this entity. The default value is 30 seconds.
ARPLifeTIme
The lifetime of an ARP entry within the system, global to the switch. The default value is 360 minutes. The range value is 1 through 32767 minutes.
ICMPNetUnreachableEnable
Enables or disables the generation of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) net unreachable messages if the destination network is not reachable from this router. These messages assist in determining if the routing switch is reachable over the network. The default is value disable.
AlternateEnable
Enables or disables the alternative-route feature globally. For more information about alternative routes, see Networking Concepts for the Passport 8000 Series Switch. The default value is enable. Note: If the alternative-route parameter is disabled, all alternative routes are removed. When the parameter is enabled alternative routes are added back.
RouteDiscoveryEnable
Used to globally enables or disables router discovery. The default is disable.
EcmpEnable
Globally enables or disables the Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP) feature. The default is disabled. When ECMP is disabled, the EcmpMaxPath is reset to the default value of 1.
EcmpMaxPath
Globally configures the maximum number of ECMP paths. The range for this value is from 1 to 4. You cannot configure this field unless ECMP is enabled globally.
Ecmp1PathList
Specifies that the network routes associated with the configured prefix-list can have only one ECMP path, regardless of the EcmpMaxPath field value.
Click the ellipse button and choose a prefix-list (if configured) from the list in the RoutePolicyIn dialog box.
Ecmp2PathList
Specifies that the network routes associated with the configured prefix-list can have up to two ECMP paths, regardless of the EcmpMaxPath field value.
Click the ellipse button and choose a prefix-list (if configured) from the list in the RoutePolicyIn dialog box
Ecmp3PathList
Specifies that the network routes associated with the configured prefix-list can have up to three ECMP paths, regardless of the EcmpMaxPath field value.
Click the ellipse button and choose a prefix-list (if configured) from the list in the RoutePolicyIn dialog box
Ecmp4PathList
Specifies that the network routes associated with the configured prefix-list can have up to four ECMP paths, regardless of the EcmpMaxPath field value.
Click the ellipse button and choose a prefix-list (if configured) from the list in the RoutePolicyIn dialog box
EcmpPathListApply
Applies any changes in the ECMP path list configuration or in any prefix-lists that are configured to be used as a path list.


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