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Routing protocols use routing tables to establish the source and destination of data packets in transit. Explain three routing path determination methods used by these...

      

Routing protocols use routing tables to establish the source and destination of data packets in transit. Explain three routing path determination methods used by these protocols

  

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The routing table search results in one of three path determinations:
• Directly connected network: If the destination IP address of the packet belongs to a device on a network that is directly connected to one of the interfaces of the router, that packet is forwarded directly to the destination device. This means that the destination IP address of the packet is a host address on the same network as the interface of the router.
• Remote network: If the destination IP address of the packet belongs to a remote network, then the packet is forwarded to another router. Remote networks can only be reached by forwarding packets to another router.
• No route determined: If the destination IP address of the packet does not belong to either a connected or remote network, the router determines if there is a Gateway of Last Resort available. A Gateway of Last Resort is set when a default route is configured on a router. If there is a default route, the packet is forwarded to the Gateway of Last Resort. If the router does not have a default route, then the packet is discarded. If the packet is discarded, the router sends an ICMP Unreachable message to the source IP address of the packet.

Titany answered the question on November 30, 2021 at 12:07


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