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Figure 185 Active route table
Table 99 Field description
Field Descri
tion
Destination IP Address Destination IP address of the route.
Mask
Mask of the destination IP address.
Protocol
Routing protocol that discovered the route, including static route, direct
route, and various dynamic routing protocols.
Preference
Preference for the route.
Next Hop Next hop address of the route.
Interface
Output interface of the route. Packets destined for the destination IP address
are forwarded out of the interface.
IPv4 static route configuration example
Network requirements
The routers' interfaces and the hosts' IP addresses and masks are shown in Figure 186. You must
configure static routes on the routers for any two hosts to communicate with each other.