CCNA – Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands

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Introduction
Default routes are used to direct packets addressed to networks not explicitly listed in the routing table.
Default routes are invaluable in topologies where learning all the more specific networks is not desirable, as in case of stub networks, or not feasible due to limited system resources such as memory and processing power.

This document explains how to configure a default route, or gateway of last resort. These IP commands are used:

• ip default−gateway
• ip default−network
• and ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

Summary
Use the ip default−gateway command when ip routing is disabled on a Cisco router. Use the ip default−network and ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 commands to set the gateway of last resort on Cisco routers that have ip routing enabled. The way in which routing protocols propagate the default route information varies for each protocol.

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