Day 11 | Static Routing (part 2)

For an end host like a PC to send packets outside of its local network, it will send the packets to its […].

default gateway

A default route is a route to [network]/[netmask].

0.0.0.0/0

The […] route is the least specific route possible.

default

To send a packet to a destination, does a router need a route to every network in the path to the destination?

No (It only needs a route to the destination network)

"Configure a static route, specifying the next-hop IP: R1(config)# […]"

ip route ip-address netmask next-hop

"Configure a static route, specifying the exit-interface: R1(config)# […]"

ip route ip-address netmask exit-interface

"Configure a static route, specifying the exit-interface and next-hop IP: R1(config)# […]"

ip route ip-address netmask exit-interface next-hop

Code […] in the routing table indicates a static route.

S

"Configure a default route, specifying the next-hop IP: R1(config)# […]"

ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 next-hop

Static routes in which you specify only the […] appear as directly-connected in the routing table.

exit-interface

A […] route is often used to direct traffic to the Internet.

default

"In the routing table, the output ""Gateway of last resort is not set"" means […]"

a default route has not been configured

Code […] in the routing table indicates a candidate default route.

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