3Com 5500G Routing Configuration Guide, Configuring Static, Routes, To the peer on each device

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ROUTING CONFIGURATION GUIDE

Configuring Static	A static route is manually configured by an administrator. In a simple network, you
Routes	only need to configure static routes to make the network work normally. The
	proper configuration and usage of static routes can improve network performance
	and ensure the bandwidth for important applications. However, if a fault occurs to
	the network, the corresponding static routes cannot be updated dynamically, and
	the network administrator has to modify the static routes manually.
	For two devices to be reachable to each other, you need to configure a static route
	to the peer on each device.
Network Diagram	Figure 26 Network diagram for static route configuration
	Host A

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Switch C
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Switch A	Switch B
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Host C	Host B

Networking and A small company has a simple and stable office network. The company’s existing Configuration devices that do not support dynamic routing protocols. The company requires that Requirements any two nodes on the network can communicate with each other and that the

existing devices can be fully utilized.

In this case, static routes can enable communication between any two nodes on the network.

Applicable Products

Product series	Software version	Hardware version
Switch 5500	Release V03.02.04	All versions
Switch 5500G	Release V03.02.04	All versions