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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 for a routed packet. It is the maximum number of seconds before a packet is discarded. Enter an integer between 1 and 255. The default value of 255 is inserted in the ttl field whenever 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 for this value is 1 through 10000 minutes.
ICMPNetUnreachableEnable
If checked, enables 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 disabled (not checked).
AlternativeEnable
Allows you to enable or disable the alternative-route feature globally.
Note: If the alternative-route parameter is disabled, all existing alternative routes are removed. When the parameter is enabled all alternative routes are added back.
RouteDiscoveryEnable
Used to globally enable or disable the ICMP Route Discovery feature.

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