When Using The Route Command At A Command Prompt, Which Entry Indicates The Default Route?

When using the route command at a command prompt, which entry indicates the default route?

Answer: An entry that indicates the default route in the command prompt when you use the route command is the network destination 0.0.0.0 while Netmask 0.0.0.0.

The route command allows performing the manual entry in the routing table. Route command help to differentiate between the routes to host and route to network with the help of interpretation of the network address of the destination variable. With the help of the /etc/host file or the server’s name, route commands translate or solve the symbolic name to addresses.

The specific particular host routes are separated from the network with the interpretation of the internet address linked with the destination. The phs net and -host commands force the interpretation of the destination on a network. If the destination has an address of INADDR-ANY or any kind of symbolic name, then its route assumes as a network, otherwise, it is considered as the host.

If the route is from the interface and not from the gateway the interface argument is used.it is the host address on a common network, that indicates that an interface is used for transmission. The -netmask has to follow by an address parameter. Because it can be overriding the implicated network mask which is created in the -inet case to make sure it can follow the destination parameter.

If the -f  or flash command is used then the route will clear the routing table gateway entries. You can also choose the routes whose destination from a provided address, by dominating the optional ph describe the address family. The command netstat -r shows the current routing data present in the routing table.