Chapter 8: Understanding First Hop Redundancy, Static and Dynamic Routing
Routers are computers too. They help us interconnect different IP networks. Without them, we can't communicate or exchange messages with a device or user on another network in a different location. These devices are super smart and help forward packets to their intended destinations. Routers determine the best path to forward packets to their destinations, rather than us having to make a decision each time a device wants to exchange a message across a network.
In this chapter, you will learn the essential details of static routing. We'll talk about the types of static routes that can be implemented on a network and their use cases. Furthermore, you will learn how dynamic routing protocols automatically learn remote networks and update routing tables. Lastly, you will learn how to implement static routes and configure the OSPF routing protocol on a Cisco environment.
In this chapter, we will cover...