DEFAULT_ROUTE statement

Use the DEFAULT_ROUTE statement to specify IPv4 default routes to OMPROUTE. Default routes are created in the following ways:

  • Specify a BEGINROUTES statement in the TCP/IP profile for a default route in the main route table
  • Specify a Policy Agent RouteTable statement for a default route in a policy-based route table
  • Specify a Default_Route statement
  • Let the default route be learned by routing protocol

You can configure up to 16 default routes using the DEFAULT_ROUTE statement. Each default route is added to the main route table. A default route is also added to any policy-based route tables if the interface and next-hop values associated with the default route are compatible with the dynamic routing parameters defined for those route tables. The Send_Default_Routes keyword on the RIP_Interface statement indicates whether the default routes over that interface should be advertised.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramDefault_RouteName=interface_name  Next_Hop=ip_address

Parameters

Name
The name of the interface used in the default route. This name must match a link name coded on the HOME statement or the interface name coded on an IPv4 INTERFACE statement in the TCP/IP profile. The name can be any 16 characters.

Restriction: VIPA interfaces cannot be used for the interface_name value.

Next_Hop
IP address of the next hop used in the default route.