Chapter 11 - TCP/IP configuration. In this chapter, students will be able to understand: Routers receive packets and use the most efficient path to forward them to their destinations, complex internetworks can have redundant routers that provide multiple paths to the same destination, routers store information about the network in a routing table,. | Chapter Overview Routing Principles Building Routing Tables Understanding Routing A router is a system connected to two or more networks that forwards packets from one network to another. Routers operate at the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model. Routers can connect networks running different data-link layer protocols and different network media. Large internetworks often have redundant routers, providing multiple routes to a destination. Routers select the most efficient route to each destination. Redundant Routers Router Products The Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, and Novell NetWare operating systems include routing capability. Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Me, and Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition must use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to route IP traffic. A stand-alone router is a hardware device that is essentially a special-purpose computer. Direct and Indirect Routes Direct route. The route taken when a | Chapter Overview Routing Principles Building Routing Tables Understanding Routing A router is a system connected to two or more networks that forwards packets from one network to another. Routers operate at the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model. Routers can connect networks running different data-link layer protocols and different network media. Large internetworks often have redundant routers, providing multiple routes to a destination. Routers select the most efficient route to each destination. Redundant Routers Router Products The Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, and Novell NetWare operating systems include routing capability. Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Me, and Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition must use Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to route IP traffic. A stand-alone router is a hardware device that is essentially a special-purpose computer. Direct and Indirect Routes Direct route. The route taken when a computer running Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) transmits a packet to a destination on the local network Indirect route. The route taken when a computer running TCP/IP transmits a packet to a destination on another network by forwarding the packet to a router on the local network Windows 2000 Routing Table: Sample Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Interface Routing Table Entries for a Router A routing table on a router is more complex than a workstation routing table because it contains Entries for all of the networks that the router is attached to Entries provided manually by administrators or dynamically by routing .
