Managing and Monitoring IP Routing

Several options exist within the RRAS management console that you can use to manage and monitor IP routing. You can use these options to view the status of an RRAS server, making it much easier to ensure the server continues to perform as expected. The following list summarizes some of the commands available within the console.

  • Show TCP / IP Information ” Right-click the General node under the IP Routing option to access this. It displays information such as the number of IP routes in the routing table, the number of connections on a protocol basis, and the number of IP packets sent and received.

  • Show IP Routing Table ” Use this option to view the entries in the IP routing table. To do so, right-click the Static Routes node found under the IP Routing option.

  • Show Neighbors ” Depending on whether you select the RIP node or OSPF node, this command displays information about the router's neighboring routers.

  • Show Area ” This option, found by right-clicking the OSPF node under the IP Routing option, displays the configured areas and their current states.

  • Show Linkstate Database ” This option, found by right-clicking the OSPF node under the IP Routing option, can be used to view the contents of the link state database.

  • Show Virtual Interface ” This option, found by right-clicking the OSPF node under the IP Routing option, displays a list of all the virtual interfaces for the router.

Managing and Monitoring Border Routing and Internal Routing

Internal routing refers to IP packets being routed in a local internetwork. To manage this type of routing, you need to administer the routing tables and choose the appropriate routing protocol. As mentioned earlier, routing can be static where the routing tables are manually created or dynamically using a routing protocol. Also recall that the two routing protocols supported by Windows 2000 are RIP and OSPF.

Border routing refers to the division of an internetwork into different areas where some routers handle routing within an area and others handle routing between areas. The border routers are responsible for storing routing information to other areas on the internetwork. Because static routing is almost impossible within large internetworks, border routing normally uses one of the supported routing protocols so border routers can discover information from other border routers.



Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Exam Cram 2 (Exam 70-216)
MCSE Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-216)
ISBN: 078972863X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 167

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