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Static Routes
Static Routes Description
Static routes (also known as statics) are routes that you manually configure in
the routing table. They do not change and are not dynamic (hence the name).
Static routes cause packets addresses to the destination to take a specified next
hop. Static routes allow you to add routes to destinations that are not known
by dynamic routing protocols. Statics can also be used in providing a default
route.
Static routes consist of the following:
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There are three types of static routes:
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Voyager Reference Guide
Destination
Type
Next hop gateway
Normal
A normal static route is one used to forward packets for a given
destination in the direction indicated by the configured router.
Black Hole
A black hole static route is a route that uses the loopback address as the
next hop. This route discards packets that match the route for a given
destination.
Reject
A reject static route is a route that uses the loopback address as the next
hop. This route discards packets that match the route for a given
destination and sends an ICMP unreachable message back to the sender of
the packet.
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