IP Routing Commands 971
ip route
Use the ip route command in Global Configuration mode to configure a
static route. Use the no form of the command to delete the static route. The
IP route command sets a value for the route preference. Among routes to the
same destination, the route with the lowest preference value is the route
entered into the forwarding database. Specifying the preference of a static
route controls whether a static route is more or less preferred than routes from
dynamic routing protocols. The preference also controls whether a static
route is more or less preferred than other static routes to the same
destination.
Syntax
ip route

ip addr

{

subnetmask

|

prefix

length

}

nextHopRtr

[

preference

]
no ip route

ip addr

{

subnetmask

|

prefix

length

}

nextHopRtr

[

preference

]
ip-address
— IP address of destination interface.

subnet-mask

— Subnet mask of destination interface.
prefix-length
— Length of prefix. Must be preceded with a forward slash
(/). (Range: 0-32 bits)

nextHopRtr

— IP address of the next hop router.
preference
— Specifies the preference value, a.k.a. administrative distance,
of an individual static route. (Range: 1-255)
Default Configuration
Default value of preference is 1.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
For the static routes to be visible, you must:
Enable ip routing globally.
Enable ip routing for the interface.
Confirm that the associated link is also up.
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