Somaiya Vidyavihar University
K. J. Somaiya School of Engineering
Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
TITLE: Static Routing protocol using Cisco Hardware.
AIM: To configure Static Routing protocol for given network topology using Cisco
Hardware.
OUTCOME: Student will be able to analyze various routing techniques and design
complete network as per the given requirements
Theory:
Routers forward packets using either route information from route table entries that you
manually configure or the route information that is calculated using dynamic routing
algorithms.
Static routes, which define explicit paths between two routers, cannot be automatically
updated; the administrator must manually reconfigure static routes when network changes
occur. Static routes use less bandwidth than dynamic routes. No CPU cycles are used to
calculate and analyze routing updates. The network administrator can supplement dynamic
routes with static routes where appropriate. We can redistribute static routes into dynamic
routing algorithms, but we cannot redistribute routing information calculated by dynamic
routing algorithms into the static routing table.
Static routes are preferred in environments where network traffic is predictable and where the
network design is simple. Static routes are not used in large, constantly changing networks
because static routes cannot react to network changes. Most networks use dynamic routes to
communicate between routers but might have one or two static routes configured for special
cases. Static routes are also useful for specifying a gateway of last resort (a default router to
which all unroutable packets are sent).
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.
Directly Connected Static Routes
Here we specify only the output interface (the interface on which all packets are sent to the
destination network) in a directly connected static route. The router assumes the destination is
directly attached to the output interface and the packet destination is used as the next-hop
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address. The next hop can be an interface, only for point-to-point interfaces. For broadcast
interfaces, the next hop must be an IPv4/IPv6 address.
Fully Specified Static Routes
Here we must specify either the output interface (the interface on which all packets are sent to
the destination network) or the next-hop address in a fully specified static route. A fully
specified static route can be used when the output interface is a multi-access interface and you
need to identify the next-hop address. The next-hop address must be directly attached to the
specified output interface.
Floating Static Routes
A floating static route is a static route that the router uses to back up a dynamic route. You
must configure a floating static route with a higher administrative distance than the dynamic
route that it backs up. In this instance, the router prefers a dynamic route to a floating static
route. Floating static route can be used as a replacement if the dynamic route is lost.
Procedure:
1. To begin with the experiment, open Cisco Packet Tracer
2. Create the lab and configure the basic IP addressing for all PCs and Routers
3. Using the command line interface of the router or switch enter the global configuration
mode of router using command configure terminal
4. Static Routing command syntax: ip route [destination network address] [mask]
[next hop address or interface name]
5. Save the configuration using the command copy running-config startup-config
6. Observe the routes generated in the routing table of the router for the given network
topology using command show ip route
7. Using ping command test the ability of the source computer to reach the destination
computer
Example:
Create a network topology using cisco packet tracer and configure static routes on
router using command line interface.
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Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
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K. J. Somaiya School of Engineering
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Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
CONCLUSION: We were able to configure the Static Routing protocol for given network
topology using Cisco Hardware.
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