User Guide

Protocols 71
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
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Optional: Disable the routing protocol on this interface to reduce routing
traffic.
4a Select Bindings > an existing binding.
4b Select RIP Bind Options > Status > Disabled
4c Press Esc and then select OSPF Bind Options > Status > Disabled
4d If your router has multiple interfaces and you want to disable them,
repeat these steps for each interface.
5 Press Esc until you are prompted to save your changes, and then select
Yes .
6 Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
7 If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System > Yes.
Configuring a Default Gateway (LAN Static Route)
You can configure multiple default gateways and provide a fault tolerant
solution on your network. When the Dead Gateway Detection feature is
enabled and a default gateway goes off-line, the Multiple Default Gateway list
is used to switch to the next preferred default gateway, thereby reducing the
downtime of your network.
To configure the Dead Gateway Detection, see “Configuring Dead Gateway
Detection” on page 74. The various ways of configuring multiple default
gateways are explained below. The implications of using different methods for
configuring multiple default gateways are also given in Table 3 on page 73.
Using INETCFG to Add a Default Gateway
To configure multiple default gateways using Internetworking Configuration,
see “How to Configure a LAN Static Route” on page 69.
Using BIND to Add a Default Gateway
To add a new default gateway using BIND, enter the following command at
the server prompt:
bind ip board name addr=x.x.x.x mask=x.x.x.x
gate=x.x.x.x cost=n