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Static routes are manually configured and define an explicit route between two networking devices. Static routes are useful for smaller networks with only one path to an outside network or to provide security for certain types of traffic in a larger network.
To add static routes, perform this procedure.
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 |
enable Example: |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted. |
| Step 2 |
configure terminal Example: |
Enters global configuration mode. |
| Step 3 |
[no] ip route dst-ip mask gate-ip Example: |
Adds specified static routes to the table.
Use the no ip route dst-ip mask [gate-ip] command to delete the configuration. |
| Step 4 |
no ip route static all Example: |
Deletes all static routes in the table. |
The commands in the following table can be used to monitor static routes configurations.
|
Command |
Purpose |
|---|---|
|
show ip route [ip-address [mask] | static | rip | ospf] |
Display the related information of specified routes as well as static routes such as the next-hop address, routing type etc.
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The following example shows how to add a network routing to 192.168.0.100 and set 10.11.0.254 as the next-hop.
Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# ip route 192.168.0.100 255.255.0.0 10.11.0.254
The following example shows how to delete a network routing to 192.168.0.100.
Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# no ip route 192.168.0.100 255.255.0.0 10.11.0.254
The following example shows how to delete all static routing.
Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# no ip route static all
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