Troubleshooting static routing When there are problems with your network that you believe to be static routing related, there are a few basic tools available to locate the problem. These tools include: Ping Traceroute Examine routing table contents Ping Beyond the basic connectivity information, ping can tell you the amount […]
Route priority After the FortiGate unit selects static routes for the forwarding table based on their administrative distances, the priority field of those routes determines routing preference. Priority is a Fortinet value that may or may not be present in other brands of routers. You can configure the priority field […]
Multipath routing and determining the best route Multipath routing occurs when more than one entry to the same destination is present in the routing table. When multipath routing happens, the FortiGate unit may have several possible destinations for an incoming packet, forcing the FortiGate unit to decide which next-hop is […]
Static routing security Securing the information on your company network is a top priority for network administrators. Security is also required as the routing protocols used are internationally known standards that typically provide little or no inherent security by themselves. The two reasons for securing your network are the sensitive […]
Building the routing table In the factory default configuration, the FortiGate unit routing table contains a single static default route. You can add routing information to the routing table by defining additional static routes. It is possible that the routing table is faced with several different routes to the same […]
Viewing the routing table in the CLI In the CLI, you can easily view the static routing table just as in the web-based manager or you can view the full routing table. When viewing the list of static routes using the CLI command get route static, it is the configured […]
Default route The default route is used if either there are no other routes in the routing table or if none of the other routes apply to a destination. Including the gateway in the default route gives all traffic a next-hop address to use when leaving the local network. The […]
Advanced Static Routing Advanced static routing includes features and concepts that are used in more complex networks. Dynamic routing is not addressed in this section. This section includes: Routing concepts Static routing tips Policy routing Transparent mode static routing Static routing example Routing concepts Many routing concepts apply to […]
