Implement and Troubleshoot Static Routing

Static routing – administratively configured route

Admin distance of 1

Static routes with AD of 255 are never entered into the routing table

Show ip route static

Ip route [network] [subnet] [next hopIP or Interface] <options: admin distance, track, tag>

If route is pointed to a broadcast interface, it’ll only be in the routing table when the interface is up

• Router will ARP for each destination
• Prevent the ARP by defining a next hop address

  • Ip route [network] [subnet] <next-hop-address> <interface>

Floating static route

• Change the AD of the static route
• This route gets used when a route with a better AD for the network is removed from the routing table
• Backup route
• Can also be done with creating a less specific route