11. Static Routing

Question 1

An end host trying to send a packet to a destination in a different network will forward the packet to its […]

Answer 1

default gateway

Question 2

Router’s compare packets’ […] to entries in the routing table

Answer 2

Destination IP address

Question 3

What two types of routes are automatically added to the routing table when you configure an IP address on an interface and enable it?

Answer 3

Local (/32 mask) and Connected routes

Question 4

A […] route is a route that matches all possible destinations, and is used only if a more specific route match isn’t found in the routing table

Answer 4

default route

Question 5

A default route is configured with IP address / prefix length

Answer 5

0.0.0.0 / 0

Question 6

Command to configure a static route with a next-hop address:
R1 (config)# […]

Answer 6

ip route destination_adress mask next-hop_address

Question 7

Code ‘*’ in the routing table stands for:

Answer 7

Candidate Default

Question 8

Routers […] packets with destinations that don’t match any entries in the routing table

Answer 8

drop

Question 9

The most specific match in the routing table is the match with the longest […]

Answer 9

prefix length