Re: what does the asterisk mean in the route table?

From: Bernard Dunn (dunn@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Jan 24 2001 - 02:33:20 GMT-3


   

And if the links are for load balancing, you can have either if CEF
switched. ^)

ad-c2504-2-4(config-if)#ip load-sharing ?
  per-destination Deterministic distribution
  per-packet Random distribution

On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, David M Anderson wrote:

> one more thing, just as Michael said, it is per packet when process switched
and per destination when fast switched.
> At 02:59 PM 01/23/2001 -0800, Timur_Mirza@Notes.airtouch.com wrote:
>
>
>
> >i have 2 equal cost routes learned via ospf (both have a metric of 37)...wha
t
> >does the asterisk mean, especially when its toggling (one minute, one path i
s
> >better & then the next minute, the second path is better)...i researched the
> >cisco docs but i can't find anything on this...does it mean:
> >
> >1. its the preferred path? if so, based on what?
> >2. it was the last path used? if so, why? does it have anything to do w/
> >switching modes (such as fast, process, autonomous or distributed)
> >
> >hqddc7k2#sh ip ro 153.114.55.0
> >Routing entry for 153.114.55.0/24
> > Known via "ospf 100", distance 110, metric 37, type extern 1
> > Redistributing via ospf 100
> > Last update from 10.1.250.41 on Ethernet1/1, 00:24:44 ago
> > Routing Descriptor Blocks:
> > * 10.1.250.41, from 10.1.254.53, 00:24:44 ago, via Ethernet1/1
> > Route metric is 37, traffic share count is 1
> > 10.1.250.241, from 10.1.254.53, 00:24:44 ago, via FastEthernet2/1
> > Route metric is 37, traffic share count is 1
> >
> >



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