Brocade Mobility RFS7000-GR Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.1.0.0-040GR and later) User Manual

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Viewing network IP information

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3. The read-only IP Forwarding tab displays the current status between VLANs. To toggle the

status of routing between VLANs, use the Enable/Disable options located at the bottom of the
screen.

The following details display in the table:

Destination Subnet

Displays the mask used for destination subnet entries. The Subnet Mask is the IP
mask used to divide internet addresses into blocks (known as subnets). A value of
255.255.255.0 will support 256 IP addresses.

Subnet Mask

Displays the mask used for destination subnet entries. The Subnet Mask is the IP
mask used to divide internet addresses into blocks (known as subnets). A value of
255.255.255.0 will support 256 IP addresses.

Gateway Address

Displays the IP address of the Gateway used to route the packets to the specified
destination subnet. Do not set the gateway address to any VLAN interface used by
the switch.

Interface

Displays the interface name with which the destination subnet entries are
attached.

Protocol

Displays the name of the routing protocol with which this route was obtained.
Possible values are:

Static — Routes are statically added by the operator.

DHCP — Routes obtained from the DHCP server.

Connected — Routes automatically installed by the switch for directly
connected networks based on interface IP addresses.

Kernel/ ICMP — Routes added as a result of receiving an ICMP redirect from
an intermediate router.

Active

When IP Forwarding is enabled for the selected subnet, a green check displays in
the Active column. A red X defines the subnet as disabled.

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