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Static routing, part 1

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Static routing, part 1

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- Let's now understand how to configure static routing. Routes that are permanent fixtures in the routing and forwarding tables are often configured as static routes. These routes generally do not change and are not manipulated by external routing protocols. To create a static route in the routing table you must, at minimum define the route as static define the network you want to route to and associate a next-hop IP address with it. So there's three elements that we need to configure. We need to define the route as a static route. We need to provide the destination address and we also need to provide a next-hop IP address that will be used to reach the destination. An important thing to keep in mind is that the static route is inserted into the forwarding table when the next-hop IP address is reachable. If the next-hop IP address is not reachable the route will not be inserted into the forwarding table. All traffic destined for…

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