Which Type Of Static Route That Is Configured On A Router Uses Only The Exit Interface?

Which type of static route that is configured on a router uses only the exit interface?

• static path fully specified
• default static path
• The static path directly connected
• recursive static path

Answer: when the router uses only the exit interface the type of static route that is configured is the directly connected static route. The recursive static route is used when the next-hop IP address is used. And when both the exit interface and next-hop IP the fully specified static route is used.

 What is Static routing?

his is the type of routing where the routes of the routing table are configured by the network administrator. The routing table is used by the router to forward the packets from the source to the destination. The routes are added to the table manually.

The reasons to the use the static routes are given in the following:

• security is improved because the paths are not declared on the network.
• The router does not share paths, which is why it uses less bandwidth than dynamic routing.
• None of the CPU cycles are used for route communication.
• The path for the data transfer is known in static routing.
• It can reduce the route amount or number declared by the router.
• It can create a backup in case of main route failure.
• It can connect the device to a specified network.
• It connects the stub router or stub network.

Types of the static route:

The types are of the static routes are described in the following section:

• Standard static route.
• Default static route.
• Summary static route.
• Floating static route.

Standard static route:

Standard static route: The standard static route has a destination host address, its netmask, and the next-hop address IP address. Both IPV6 and IPV4 support the configuration of the standard static routes.

Default static route:

In the routing table when the explicit route is not present then the default static route is used because it is set by default. The configuration of the default static route on the destination of IPV4 is 0.0.0.0/0. For the default route configuration, the router has to match all the packets of the route.

Summary static route:

the routing table entries for the static route are minimized by the summary static route. The route is only implemented on the route that uses the same egress interface or the same next-hop address. The calculation of the summary route can be done by the binary or decimal method.

Floating static routes:

The floating static route act as the backup route to any static or dynamical route. The route is used in a case of route failure or the unavailability of the routes.

Static route restriction:

Some of the static route restrictions are discussed in the following section:

• The static route configuration and the addition of it in the routing table are difficult for larger networks.
• The network administrator uses the background knowledge during the configuration of it for network topology.
• The error of static route is prone.