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Ageing Time -- Set the Ethernet address ageing time, in seconds. After [Ageing Time]
seconds of not having seen a frame coming from a certain address, the bridge will time out
(delete) that address from Forwarding DataBase(fdb).
802.1d Spanning Tree -- Enable/disable the spanning tree protocol
Apply Changes -- Save this bridge configuration. New configuration will take effect after
saving into flash memory and rebooting the system.
Show MACs -- List MAC address in forwarding table.
4.7.3 Routing
The Routing page enables you to define specific route for your Internet and network data. Most
users do not need to define routes. On a typical small home or office LAN, the existing routes
that set up the default gateways for your LAN hosts and for the DSL device provide the most
appropriate path for all your Internet traffic.
− On your LAN hosts, a default gateway directs all Internet traffic to the LAN port(s) on
the DSL device. Your LAN hosts know their default gateway either because you assigned
it to them when you modified your TCP/IP properties, or because you configured them to
receive the information dynamically from a server whenever they access the Internet.
− On the DSL device itself, a default gateway is defined to direct all outbound Internet
traffic to a route at your ISP. The default gateway is assigned either automatically by your
ISP whenever the device negotiates an Internet access, or manually by user to setup
through the configuration.
You may need to define routes if your home setup includes two or more networks or subnets, if
you connect to two or more ISP services, or if you connect to a remote corporate LAN.