Lab 09
Lab 09
Computer Networks
LAB EXPERIMENT#9
Static Routing
Static routing is a form of routing that occurs when a router uses a manually-
configured routing entry, rather than information from a dynamic routing traffic.
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.
IP route command is used to configure the static route. In this article we will explain IP
route command and its parameters in details. Static routing is useful in small network where
numbers of routes are limited. In static routing we need to add route manually with IP route
command. Like other routing methods static routing also has its pros and cons.
It is easy to implement.
It is most secure way of routing, since no information is shared with other routers.
Static routes, which define explicit paths between two routers, cannot be automatically
updated; you 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.
You can supplement dynamic routes with static routes where appropriate. You can
redistribute static routes into dynamic routing algorithms but you cannot redistribute routing
information calculated by dynamic routing algorithms into the static routing table.
LAB MANUAL
Computer Networks
You should use static routes in environments where network traffic is predictable and
where the network design is simple. You should not use static routes 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).
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Note: Repeat above steps on all Fast Ethernet interfaces of all routers
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Router(config-if)#no shutdown
Router(config-if)#exit
Note: Clock rate will only be set to DCE end of serial connection but not on DTE end.
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IP address 172.16.10.2
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Exercise:
Using 192.168.10.0/28 IP address design 10 networks with minimum five users in each network
and apply static routing. Make a table of all IP addresses of routers and PCs as given in this
experiment.
Note: Attach the solution here also send the (.pkt) file to: bilal.naich@iba-suk.edu.pk