Defines a routing path in either the permanent or volatile routes
database.
Routes in the permanent, on-disk routes database are static.
Static routes can be supplemented by routes that the dynamic
routing server receives. Defaults are as follows:
o If the network is not active, the command affects the
permanent database.
o If the network is active, the command affects the volatile
database. (To modify the permanent database, use the
/PERMANENT qualifier.)
Note the following restrictions:
o You can add routes.
o You cannot use SET NOROUTE to remove a route that is
maintained by the routing daemon.
o To have full manual control over your routing table, first
issue STOP ROUTING and then use SET NOROUTE.
o SET NOROUTE does not require any qualifiers.
Related commands: SHOW ROUTE, STOP ROUTING
NOTE
HP strongly recommends that you do not specify alias names
with the destination parameter or with the /GATEWAY=host
qualifier.
Format
SET [NO]ROUTE destination
[ /[NO]CONFIRM ]
[ /DEFAULT_ROUTE ]
[ /GATEWAY=host ]
[ /MASK=mask_length ]
[ /NETWORK ]
[ /PERMANENT ]
1 – Restrictions
Requires OPER privilege if:
o The TCP/IP Services product is running.
o The routes database requires read and write access.
2 – Parameters
destination
Required unless you specify the /DEFAULT_ROUTE qualifier.
Host or network through which to route packets. Specify one of
the following:
o A host, as it is defined in the hosts database
o A network, as it is defined in the networks database
Not valid with /DEFAULT_ROUTE.
3 – Qualifiers
3.1 /CONFIRM
/CONFIRM
/NOCONFIRM
Optional. Default: /CONFIRM if you use a wildcard.
Prompts you to confirm the change.
If you specify the /NOCONFIRM qualifier, the operation is
performed without asking you to confirm the request.
3.2 /DEFAULT_ROUTE
Optional. Default: 0.0.0.0.
Defines a second route to use if the first try to route a packet
fails.
You must also specify a value for /GATEWAY.
Not valid with the destination parameter.
3.3 /GATEWAY
/GATEWAY=host
Optional. Default: None.
Gateway for the route. Necessary to send packets to a host on
another network.
3.4 /MASK
/MASK=mask_length
Optional. Default: None.
Defines the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) mask length.
(The mask length is sometimes referred to as the prefix length.)
CIDR is a method of associating blocks of Internet addresses
through the use of a mask. With CIDR, a route is a combination of
the IP address and a value describing the length of the leftmost
contiguous set of bits.
3.5 /NETWORK
Optional. Defaults:
o Destination is classified based on its Internet network class
(A, B, or C).
o If the address is clearly a network number, SET ROUTE
interprets the number correctly.
Defines the route as a network route.
Use this qualifier if the network number could be misinterpreted
as an IP host address; for example, if a network mask is
nonstandard, or if the IP address is abbreviated.
This qualifier is required if you are creating a network route
that specifies a CIDR mask (for example, /MASK=mask_length).
3.6 /PERMANENT
Optional. Defaults:
If the network is not active, the permanent routes database is
changed. If the network is active, the volatile routes database
is changed.
Changes only the permanent routes database.
4 – Examples
1.TCPIP> SET ROUTE DODO /GATEWAY=RHEA
Defines a route for local host DODO to send packets.
2.TCPIP> SET ROUTE 101.81 /GATEWAY=100.42
Defines a gateway for routing packets for the host with IP
address 101.81.
3.TCPIP> SET ROUTE 100.45.0 /GATEWAY=REMOTE /NETWORK
Sets a route through the network whose IP address is 100.45.0.
4.TCPIP> SET ROUTE /DEFAULT /GATEWAY=DEFGATE /PERMANENT
Sets a default route with host DEFGATE as the default gateway.
Adds the definition to the permanent routes database.