If it's the only route to that destination, then it doesn't really matter what the admin distance (or cost) is for the route.
Perhaps, he was saying this because you may have a dynamic routing protocol (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, etc) that advertises a default route that uses another next-hop. In this case, a static route using BRI with default cost would cause all traffic destined to the default route to use the BRI, no matter if primary line was up. Or perhaps, just as a safety net in case one is used in future. Erick --- Johnzaggat wrote: > Is there ever a need to have a single floating > static default route. Does it > really matter if it's floating or not because since > it's the only static > route it will always be used. I am talking in > context to using it with Bri > as backup to the main link. One of the colleagues at > work was insisting on > use floating static route for the Bri backup and I > really couldn't make any > sense of it. Can some one clear this up for me. > Thanks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=52840&t=52837 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
