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Figure 186 Active route table
Table 99 Field description
Field Description
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 187. You must
configure static routes on the routers for any two hosts to communicate with each other.