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Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 38 Configuring IP Unicast Routing
Configuring Protocol-Independent Features
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a static route:
Use the no ip route prefix mask {address | interface} global configuration command to remove a static
route.
The switch retains static routes until you remove them. However, you can override static routes with
dynamic routing information by assigning administrative distance values. Each dynamic routing
protocol has a default administrative distance, as listed in Table 38-16. If you want a static route to be
overridden by information from a dynamic routing protocol, set the administrative distance of the static
route higher than that of the dynamic protocol.
Static routes that point to an interface are advertised through RIP, IGRP, and other dynamic routing
protocols, whether or not static redistribute router configuration commands were specified for those
routing protocols. These static routes are advertised because static routes that point to an interface are
considered in the routing table to be connected and hence lose their static nature. However, if you define
a static route to an interface that is not one of the networks defined in a network command, no dynamic
routing protocols advertise the route unless a redistribute static command is specified for these
protocols.
When an interface goes down, all static routes through that interface are removed from the IP routing
table. When the software can no longer find a valid next hop for the address specified as the forwarding
router's address in a static route, the static route is also removed from the IP routing table.
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
ip route prefix mask {address | interface} [distance] Establish a static route.
Step 3
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show ip route Display the current state of the routing table to verify
the configuration.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Table 38-16 Dynamic Routing Protocol Default Administrative Distances
Route Source Default Distance
Connected interface 0
Static route 1
Enhanced IRGP summary route 5
External BGP 20
Internal Enhanced IGRP 90
IGRP 100
OSPF 110
Internal BGP 200
Unknown 225