Will do....if I don't find it either ;) Your guesses are correct too... >I can provide an educated guess that these are the Preference and Metric to >use for the route when the connection is down (not connected). It would >appear that the default [up] Preference is 60 and the default DownPreference >is 120. The default [up] Metric is 1 and the default DownMetric is 7. > >> What does the 120 value mean? ...what does the 7 signify? > >Check the meaning of the Preference and Metric parameters in the Reference >Manual for your Pipeline. > >The Preference is the "reliability" of the information associated with the >route. Routes learned from more reliable sources (or more desirable routes) >have a lower preference (and are therefore more preferable). Basically, >if there is more than one source of information about a route (interface >config, static route, RIP) the router will update the routing table with >the information provided by the source whose preference is closer to zero. > >The Metric is the cost of using the link [in hops] - the higher the Metric, >the higher the cost. If there are two routes to the same destination, the >packets will travel route with the lowest cost [Metric]. >++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ >To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com >To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> > Kevin ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg09408.html">Re: (ASCEND) Pipeline 50 Q.</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Tim Basher <basher@alpha.CES.CWRU.Edu></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09453.html">Re: (ASCEND) Ascend Pipeline 50 Dual-Channel Q.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09449.html">(ASCEND) strange occasional network lag with MAX 4000</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09410.html">Re: (ASCEND) Pipeline 50 Q.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg09467.html">(ASCEND) Modem 7:8 bad last 8 calls</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail23.html#09452"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd163.html#09452"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>