NETGEAR DG834GSP - Manual (Page 102)

Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Wireless Router DG834GSP
7-6 Advanced Configuration
v1.0, June 2007
• IP Subnet Mask
This is the LAN Subnet Mask of the modem router. Combined with the IP address, the IP
Subnet Mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which must be
reached through a gateway or modem router.
• RIP Direction
RIP (Router Information Protocol) allows a modem router to exchange routing information
with other routers. The RIP Direction selection controls how the Modem Router sends and
receives RIP packets. Both is the default.
— When set to Both or Out Only, the modem router will broadcast its routing table
periodically.
— When set to Both or In Only, it will incorporate the RIP information that it receives.
— When set to None, it will not send any RIP packets and will ignore any RIP packets
received.
• RIP Version
This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the modem
router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, this is set for RIP-1.
— RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you
have an unusual network setup.
— RIP-2 carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2
format.
– RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.
– RIP-2M uses multicasting.
• Access Router Management Interface on additional port.
This option is only available if you have disabled Network Address Translation and you have
been assigned a static address by your ISP. This allows your router to be managed remotely on
a specially assigned port instead of the HTTP port (80).
DHCP
By default, the modem router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers
connected to the modem router's LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address
of the router. IP addresses will be assigned to the attached PCs from a pool of addresses specified
in this menu. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the
LAN.