Packet Tracer Lab 1.3.3

In this packet tracer we embark on learning how the IOS installs and removes static routes. Static routes should only be used when and if a network only consists of few routers, a network is connected to the internet through only one ISP, or a large network is configured through a hub and spoke topology. Typically a routing topology consists of a combination of dynamic and static routes, but in this activity static only is the scenario. Remote networks are added to the routing table either by configuring static routes or enabling a dynamic routing protocol. When the IOS learns about a remote network and the interface that it will use to reach that network, it adds that route to the routing table as long as the exit interface is enabled. A static route includes the network address and subnet mask of the remote network, along with the IP address of the next-hop router or exit interface.