From: balaji.balakrishnan (balaji.balakrishnan@swift.com)
Date: Tue Feb 25 2003 - 12:25:03 GMT-3
AD will be compared only between the routes with equal prefix length ( subnet mask). If the subnet defined in the static route is
more specific than the one you defined under the interface, then the ip's falls under that specific range will follow the static
route.
Rgds,
Bala.
Mike Williams wrote:
> That's only partially correct. There are 2 kinds of static routes: One
> that points to next hop L3 address which have an AD of 1, or one that
> points out the exit interface which have an AD of 0.
>
> But I'm in agreement with you in that I can't understand a reason why
> you'd want (need) to do this, unless your Dilbert-esque upper management
> requires it because they read about it in some industry magazine or
> something... LOL
>
> Mike W.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Roberts, Larry
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 9:18 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Does anyone know if this is possible?
>
> A static route has an AD of 1. A directly connected interface has a AD
> of 0, so the directly connected interface would always win.
>
> I am curious as to why you would want to do this as well. I can't fathom
> a reason, so I'm sure that some Sr. Exec. Has requested you do this :)
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cassidy D. Smith [mailto:csmith@plannetconsulting.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 7:30 PM
> To: 'Jerry'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Does anyone know if this is possible?
>
> Can you explain WHY you need to do this? There may be some tricks we
> can do with host routes and policy routing. However understanding the
> problem may result in a more elegant and optimal solution. Like NAT or
> ICMP redirects. So if you can give us the "play by play" start with
> where a packet will be sourced and where it's ultimate destination is.
>
> Cassidy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Jerry
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 2:58 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Does anyone know if this is possible?
>
> Hello,
>
> I need to put a static route into an 8540, however it's next
> hop ip address is in the same network
> I am routing to. Example -- ip route 198.64.10.0 255.255.255.0
> 198.64.10.1 Does anyone know if this is possible?
>
> Jerry
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