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Explain the advantages and disadvantages of static routing.
Explain the purpose of different types of static routes.
Configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routes by specifying a next-hop address.
Configure an IPv4 and IPv6 default routes.
Explain the use of legacy classful addressing in network implementation.
Explain the purpose of CIDR in replacing classful addressing.
Design and implement a hierarchical addressing scheme.
Configure an IPv4 and IPv6 summary network address to reduce the number of routing table updates.
Configure a floating static route to provide a backup connection.
Explain how a router processes packets when a static route is configured.
Troubleshoot common static and default route configuration issues.
Required Materials:
Reading Organizer
Packet Tracer Activities:
Labs:
6.2.2.4 - Configuring IPv4 Static and Default Routes
6.2.4.4 - Configuring IPv6 Static and Default Routes
6.3.3.6 - Designing and Implementing a VLSM Addressing Scheme
6.4.1.5 - Configuring IPv4 Route Summarization - Scenario 1
6.4.1.6 - Configuring IPv4 Route Summarization - Scenario 2
6.4.2.4 – Calculating and Configuring IPv6 Route Summarization
6.4.3.4 - Configuring a Floating Static Route
6.5.2.3 - Troubleshooting Static Routes
6.5.2.4 - Troubleshooting VLSM and Route Summarization
6.6.1.2 – Skills Integration Challenge
6.0.1.2 - Which Way Should We Go?
6.2.2.5 – Configuring IPv4 Static and Default Routes
6.2.4.5 – Configuring IPv6 Static and Default Routes
6.3.3.7 – Designing and Implementing IPv4 Addressing with VLSM
6.4.2.5 – Calculating Summary Routes with IPv4 and IPv6
6.5.2.5 – Troubleshooting IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routes
6.6.1.1 Make It Static!
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Note: the Reading Organizer has weighted scoring. Any question with the word explain or define in it is
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After completion of this chapter, you should be able to:
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Explain the advantages and disadvantages of static routing.
Explain the purpose of different types of static routes.
Configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routes by specifying a next-hop address.
Configure an IPv4 and IPv6 default routes.
Explain the use of legacy classful addressing in network implementation.
Explain the purpose of CIDR in replacing classful addressing.
Design and implement a hierarchical addressing scheme.
Configure an IPv4 and IPv6 summary network address to reduce the number of routing table
updates.
Configure a floating static route to provide a backup connection.
Explain how a router processes packets when a static route is configured.
Troubleshoot common static and default route configuration issues.
6.0 Introduction
1. What devices are responsible for the transfer of packets from one network to the next?
6.1 Static Routing Implementation
2. Routers learn about remote networks in one of two ways. List and explain both.
a. ____________________________ –
b. ____________________________ –
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3. Explain the advantages static routing provides over dynamic routing.
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b.
c.
4. Explain the disadvantages of static routing.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5. Do most networks use dynamic routing protocols, static routes, or a combination of both?
6. The administrative distance (AD) of a static route is 1. Which type of route will take precedence, a
static route or dynamically learned routes?
7. What are the three primary uses for static routing?
a.
b.
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9. Static routes can be used to do what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
They can also be used to:
e.
f.
10. What does a default route identify?
11. Explain when default static routes are used:
a.
b.
12. To reduce the number of routing table entries, multiple static routes can be summarized into a
single static route if:
a.
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b.
13. What is the primary purpose of a floating static route?
14. What is necessary to set up a floating static route so it doesn’t override the default route?
15. Determine the correct static route type based on each description.
6.2 Configure Static and Default Routes
16. Identify the parts of the static route shown below.
17. The next hop can be identified by an IP address, exit interface, or both. How the destination is
specified creates one of the three route types. List and explain each.
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b. ____________________________ –
c. ____________________________ –
18. Define route resolvability.
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19. What are three show commands you can use to verify static routes?
a.
b.
c.
20. Explain when is a default route used?
21. What are two examples of when default static routes are commonly used?
a.
b.
22. The show ip route static command output displays the contents of the routing table. What does it
mean if you see an asterisk (*) next to the route with code ‘S’(static route)?
23. What command must be configured to enable the router to forward IPv6 packets?
24. When using IPv6 the next hop can be identified by an IPv6 address, exit interface, or both. How the
destination is specified creates one of three route types. List and explain each.
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25. Unlike IPv4, there is a situation in IPv6 when a fully specified static route must be used. Explain.
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Why must a fully specified static route be used?
26. What are useful commands to verify IPv6 static routes?
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b.
c.
27. Unlike IPv4, IPv6 does not explicitly state that the default IPv6 is the Gateway of Last Resort.
Explain this.
6.3 Review of CIDR and VLSM
28. What are the three classes of addresses used in IPv4 for public addressing?
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b.
c.
29. What was the advantage of assigning specific default subnet masks to each class?
30. What binary bits does each IPv4 class of address begin with?
a. Class A –
b. Class B –
c. Class C –
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31. What percentage of addresses are taken up by each of the IPv4 address classes below?
a. Class A –
b. Class B –
c. Class C –
32. When was Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) introduced?
33. CIDR reduces the size of routing tables and manages the IPv4 address space more efficiently using
two methods. List and explain each.
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34. Explain what a supernet is.
35. Determining the summary route and subnet mask for a group of networks can be done in the
following three steps. Explain each step.
Step 1.
Step 2.
Step 3.
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36. Summary routes can be configured by both…
a.
b.
37. Are summary CIDR routes configured using static routes, dynamic routes, or both?
38. Why can classful routing protocols not send supernet routes?
39. Explain how fixed-length subnet masking (FLSM) works.
40. Explain how VLSM different from traditional subnetting?
6.4 Configure Summary and Floating Static Routes
41. Explain route summarization, also known as route aggregation.
42. Summarizing networks into a single address and mask can be done in three steps: Explain each
step.
Step 1 –
Step 2 –
Step 3 –
43. Multiple static routes can be summarized into a single static route if:
a.
b.
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44. Multiple static IPv6 routes can be summarized into a single static IPv6 route if:
a.
b.
45. Summarizing IPv6 networks into a single IPv6 prefix and prefix-length can be done in seven steps.
What are the steps?
Step 1 –
Step 2 –
Step 3 –
Step 4 –
Step 5 –
Step 6 –
Step 7 –
46. What are floating static routes?
47. When are floating static routes useful?
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48. What are the administrative distances of the common dynamic routing protocols listed below?
a. Static =
b. EIGRP =
c. IGRP =
d. OSPF =
e. IS-IS =
f. RIP =
49. How can a static route be made less desirable?
50. What command is used to configure an IPv4 static route?
51. If no administrative distance is configured with a static route what happens?
6.5 Troubleshoot Static and Default Route Issues
52. Networks are subject to forces that can cause their status to change quite often. List some
common problems below.
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b.
c.
d.
53. List some of the common IOS troubleshooting commands below.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
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