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What is the purpose of a static route?
Static routing is often used as a complement to dynamic routing to provide a failsafe backup in the event that a dynamic route is unavailable. Static routing is often used to help transfer routing information from one routing protocol to another (routing redistribution).
Why is a static route secure?
Static routes could be considered more secure. Because you aren’t learning any routes from any other routers over the network, there is no chance that an incorrect or unsecured route will be learned by your router.
Which criterion does SPF use to determine the best path?
To calculate the best path, OSPF uses the shortest path first (SPF) or Dijkstra’s algorithm. The input information for SPF calculation is link-state information, which is exchanged between routers using several different OSPF message types.
When do you need to use static route?
Static routing occurs when you, the network administrator manually add or configure routes on each router interface with IP addresses. This is no simple task, especially when you are administering a large network. Static routes are most often used to connect to a specific network or to provide a Gateway of Last Resort for a stub network.
When to choose dynamic routing over static routing?
So the question becomes what are the advantages of dynamic routing and when we might choose dynamic routing protocols over static routing. The advantages include: – if the number of routes in the network gets large it becomes an administrative burden to keep track of all of them and to manually configure all the routes.
How to create a static route in RRAS?
Static routes can be configured in one of two ways: Using the route command. Using the RRAS management console. The route command is used to view and modify the network routing tables of an IP network. The route print command displays a list of current routes that the host knows (see Figure 5.1 ).
What is the destination of an IP static address?
For IP static addresses, the destination provides a space for you to type a destination for the route. The destination can be a host address, subnet address, network address, or the destination for the default route (0.0.0.0). The subnet mask provides a space for you to type the network mask for the static route.