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3 Building the Routing Table

! A routing table is a data file in RAM and contains information about:

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!Directly connected networks !Remotely connected networks !Detailed information about the networks include source of information, network address & subnet mask, and IP address of next-hop router

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! Show IP route command is used to view a routing table ! Ping IP Address command is allows a user to ping another network IP address. This can help determine if the network is able to communicate with the network.
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1. Directly connected networks - this occurs when a device is connected to another router interface

1. Directly connected networks - this occurs when a device is connected to another router interface

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1. Directly connected networks

! When the router add a connected network to the Routing Table? ! Adding a connected network to the routing table
-Router interfaces !Each router interface is a member of a different network !Activated using the no shutdown command !In order for static and dynamic routes to exist in routing table you must have directly connected networks

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2.1 Static routes in the routing table
-Includes: network address and subnet mask and IP address of next hop router or exit interface -Denoted with the code S in the routing table -Routing tables must contain directly connected networks used to connect remote networks before static or dynamic routing can be used

! When to use static routes

-A network consists of only a few routers -A network is connected to the Internet only through one ISP -A large network is configured in a hub-and-spoke topology

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2. Remotely connected networks

2.2 Dynamic Routing Remote networks can also be added to the routing table by using a dynamic routing protocol. Dynamic routing protocols are used by routers to share information about the reachability and status of remote networks. Dynamic routing protocols perform several activities, including: " Network discovery " Updating and maintaining routing tables

" Automatic Network Discovery is the ability of a routing protocol to share information about the networks that it knows about with other routers that are also using the same routing protocol. (They make a best path determination to various networks)

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" Maintaining Routing Tables After the initial network discovery, dynamic routing protocols update and maintain the networks in their routing tables without involving the network administrator (If the initial path becomes unusable or if the topology changes # they will determine a new best path)

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