CHAPTER SUMMARY

KEY TERMS

  • routing protocol

  • routed protocol

  • static route

  • dynamic route

  • routing table

  • distance-vector routing protocol

  • link-state routing protocol

  • Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

  • Router Discovery Protocol (RDISC)

  • default route

  • Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)

  • IP forwarding

Routing is a very important part of installing and managing TCP/IP networks. This chapter started with an introduction to the routing process. Information about how to plan TCP/IP networks and planning for IP addressing was also presented. Then there was an outline of how communication takes place between two hosts on the same or different networks. There are two basic types of routing: static and dynamic. Introduction to configuration of both of these types of ...

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