Defaul-Gateway is usually used if you have disabled
'IP routing' on a router, i.e (If the router is not
performing the routing decisions) whereas the 'Gateway
of Last Resort' is the router to which all unknown
destinations will be routed.

Muhammed Khalilullah
CCNP, MCSE

--- Chris Lemagie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The "Default Gateway" pertains to the routers ip
> stack.  This will be the
> default gateway when using ping, telnet etc...
> 
> The "Gateway Of Last Resort" is the ip address to
> which the router will
> "route" all packets that are not on a learned
> (known) network.
> 
> Chris Lemagie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Rizzo Damian
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:16 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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