COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

UNICAST ROUTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the administrative distance of a static route?
A
0
B
1
C
2
D
10
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Static routes have a default administrative distance of 1. A router prefers a static route to a dynamic route because the router considers a route with a low number to be the shortest. When you want a dynamic route to override a static route, you can specify an administrative distance for the static route.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: 1 is the default administrative distance of Static Route. It is used by routers to select the best path when there are different routes to the same destination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Default administrative distance of RIP is 120.

Detailed explanation-4: -A static route using an exit-interface has an Administrative Distance of 0, as opposed to the default AD of 1 for static routes. An exit-interface is only functional on a point-to-point link, as there is only one possible next-hop device.

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