Section 16 Routing fundamentals Flashcards
two main functions of a router
derterming the best path to available network
and forword production traffic to those networks
What is in the routers routing table
the best available path or paths to a destination network.
this is used to forward traffic
what does a routing table consist of?
directly connected networks and routes configured statically by the admin or dynamically learned through the routing protocol.
Connected routes
subnets attached to a routers interface
static routes
routes created through a configuration command
routing protocols
routers telling each other about known routes, so that all routers can learn and build routes to all networks and subnets.
does a ping confirm two way connectivy?
yes