4.7. Answers to Review Questions

  1. By default a router will drop a packet that it doesn't know the destination network for in the routing table.

  2. Static routing is the type of routing that allows you to give a router manual routing information.

  3. True. Administrative distance is the value that allows a router to determine which routing data is the best.

  4. The default AD for an EIGRP summary route is 5.

  5. A floating static route is a type of route that is used as a backup route and has a higher AD than a dynamic routing protocol that is running for the link.

  6. Dynamic routing protocols are broken into Exterior and Interior Gateway protocols.

  7. EIGRP is the protocol that is considered to be an Advanced Distance Vector Protocol.

  8. The routing mechanism that prevents ...

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