At 03:24 PM 6/20/2003 +0000, Troy Leliard wrote: >There are slight performance gains to be made by referencing an outbound >interface as the next hop too, as the router doesn't have to do a lookup >to "resolve" which interface the next hop IP address is on.
Did you do any tests to see how much of a gain this is? I would think it's close to none. Not to mention that the router needs to do an ARP lookup if an IP address is not specified in the static route. Thanks, Zsombor >Poulin, Darnell wrote: > > Here are the entries we have... > > > > ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.6.2 > > > > ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.5.234 10 > > > > ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.5.238 200 > > > > It's pretty straight-forward, so I'm not sure what the problem can be. We > > are using ver 12 of the IOS. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Zsombor Papp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:42 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Multiple Default Routes [7:70914] > > > > > > At 10:27 AM 6/19/2003 +0000, Chirag Arora wrote: > > > >>How are the default routes defined: using the next hop or using local > >>interface?? In case of local interface they will not flush out even if the > >>interface is down. In case of next hop it should. > > > > > > IMHO the route should be removed even if it's pointing to the local > > interface. With what version of IOS have you seen the behavior you >describe? > > > > Nevertheless, the best thing is to reference both a next hop and a local > > interface in the static route, as explained on the web page Srivathsan >sent. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Zsombor > > > > > > > >>Chirag Arora > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Poulin, Darnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 1:48 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Multiple Default Routes [7:70914] > >> > >> > >>Does anyone know of any problems using multiple static default routes on a > >>router using different metrics? We seem to be having a problem getting the > >>second or third default route to kick in once the primary one fails. On the > >>secondary default route we are using a metric of 10, and on the third > >>default route we are using a metric of 200. > >> > >>Thanks, > >>DP. > >>DISCLAIMER: > >>Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is proprietary to > >>Wipro Limited and is intended for use only by the individual or entity > >>to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, > >>confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this is > >>a forwarded message, the content of this E-MAIL may not have been sent > >>with the authority of the Company. If you are not the intended recipient, > >>an agent of the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering > >>the information to the named recipient, you are notified that any use, > >>distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this > >>information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited. If you have > >>received this communication in error, please delete this mail & notify us > >>immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70991&t=70914 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
