Week 2: Session 4: An introduction to routing

Question 1

default route

Answer 1

The route a packet takes when no specific route is defined in the routing table. In a home network all packets from a device on the network will be sent to the default gateway via the default route.

Question 2

hop

Answer 2

One section of the path (from one network device to the next) taken by a packet between the source and destination.

Question 3

metric

Answer 3

A value that refers to how efficient a route that a packet can take is. It can be used by routers to determine the most efficient routes and make routing decisions.

Question 4

netstat -r

Answer 4

A command (short for network statistics) that can be used to view the routing table for a system.

Question 5

RIP

Answer 5

Stands for Routing Information Protocol and is one type of routing protocol that is used by routers to exchange information about different networks.

Question 6

route print

Answer 6

A command that can be used to view the routing table for a system.

Question 7

routing table

Answer 7

Contains data about various routes to other networks that a router uses to determine how to direct or route packets.

Question 8

routing protocol

Answer 8

A set of rules that uses software and algorithms to specify how routers share information with each other.