ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyWALL 2WG - Manual (Page 13)

Table of Contents
ZyWALL 2WG User’s Guide
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Part II: Network......................................................................................111
Chapter 6
LAN Screens.......................................................................................................................... 113
6.1 LAN, WAN and the ZyWALL ...............................................................................................113
6.2 IP Address and Subnet Mask .............................................................................................113
6.2.1 Private IP Addresses .................................................................................................114
6.3 DHCP .................................................................................................................................115
6.3.1 IP Pool Setup ............................................................................................................115
6.4 RIP Setup ...........................................................................................................................115
6.5 Multicast .............................................................................................................................115
6.6 WINS ..................................................................................................................................116
6.7 LAN .....................................................................................................................................116
6.8 LAN Static DHCP ................................................................................................................119
6.9 LAN IP Alias .................................................................................................................... 120
6.10 LAN Port Roles ................................................................................................................ 122
Chapter 7
Bridge Screens...................................................................................................................... 125
7.1 Bridge Loop ....................................................................................................................... 125
7.2 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ........................................................................................... 126
7.2.1 Rapid STP ................................................................................................................ 126
7.2.2 STP Terminology ...................................................................................................... 126
7.2.3 How STP Works ....................................................................................................... 126
7.2.4 STP Port States ........................................................................................................ 127
7.3 Bridge ................................................................................................................................ 127
7.4 Bridge Port Roles ............................................................................................................. 129
Chapter 8
WAN Screens......................................................................................................................... 131
8.1 WAN Overview .................................................................................................................. 131
8.2 Multiple WAN ..................................................................................................................... 131
8.3 Load Balancing Introduction .............................................................................................. 132
8.4 Load Balancing Algorithms ................................................................................................ 132
8.4.1 Least Load First ....................................................................................................... 132
8.4.2 Weighted Round Robin ............................................................................................ 133
8.4.3 Spillover .................................................................................................................... 134
8.5 TCP/IP Priority (Metric) ...................................................................................................... 135
8.6 WAN General ..................................................................................................................... 135
8.7 Configuring Load Balancing .............................................................................................. 139
8.7.1 Least Load First ....................................................................................................... 139
8.7.2 Weighted Round Robin ............................................................................................ 140
8.7.3 Spillover .................................................................................................................... 140