Static and Default Routing are two types of routing in which the path selection is controlled manually by a network administrator. STATIC ROUTING “It is a type of fixed routing in which path selection and routing is controlled manually by a network admin”. Static routes have Admin Distance (AD) of 1. Path selection and routing is manually controlled by a network administrator in static routing. Static routes are always preferred over Dynamic routing protocols like OSPF/RIP/BGP. They consume less resources and less bandwidth intensive. Static Routes are not fault tolerant (paths are always fixed). Therefore, they are not practical for Read More …
