# Displaying IP routes

Use the following procedure to display the different routes known to the switch.

The switch does not display routes until at least one port in the VLAN has a link.

## Procedure steps

1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click IP.

3. In the work area, select the Routes tab.

## Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the Routes tab.

Field | Description
--- | ---
Dest | Specifies the destination address of the route.
Mask | Specifies the subnet mask that the route destination uses.
NextHop | Specifies the next hop in the listed route.
HopOrMetric | Specifies the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) hop count, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) cost, or metric associated with the route.
Interface | Specifies the interface associated with the route.
Proto | Specifies the protocol associated with the route.
PathType | Specifies the route path type: i: indirect d: direct A: alternative B: best E: ECMP U: unresolved
Pref | Specifies the preference value associated with the route.