Understanding Static and Dynamic Routing

Routers are computers too and they help organizations interconnect different IP networks together. Without them, you would not be able to communicate or exchange messages with a device or user on another IP network. These devices are smart and help forward packets to their intended destinations. Routers determine the best path to forward packets to their destinations rather than you having to make a decision each time a device wants to exchange a message across a network.

In this chapter, you will learn about static routing, the types of static routes that can be implemented on a network, and their use cases. Furthermore, you will learn how to configure dynamic routing protocols and perform static routing on Cisco IOS routers. Throughout this chapter, you will learn the differences and use cases of both dynamic and static routing while gaining the real-world, hands-on experiences needed to perform IP routing for a small to medium-sized network...