Default gateway is configured on devices that do not route, so, it must be
an IP address that belongs to one of the connected routes of the local
interfaces. If you turn off routing on a cisco box, you would have to
configure a default gateway for traffic destined for other networks besides
the connected ones.
Gateway of last resort tells the router where to route the traffic to. If
the destination can not be matched with any of the routes in the routing
table, the router will then forward that to the gateway of last resort. In
other words, gateway of last resort doesn't have to on one of router's local
networks, it can be anywhere, but the router must have a route to it in
order for it to show up in the routing table.
HTH,
Rog
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rizzo Damian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 5:16 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Gateway of last resort vs. default Gateways
>
>
>
> Can someone please give me a non-Cisco explanation between the
> differences of the Gateway of last resort and the Default
> Gateway, which
> logically appear to do the same thing?...Thank you!
>
>
> -Rizzo
>
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