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300-410 Practice Question: The default administrative distance for a static…
What is the default administrative distance for a static route pointing to an interface (e.g., 'ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 GigabitEthernet0/1')?
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A static route configured with an exit interface (not a next-hop IP) has a default AD of 0, because it is treated as a directly connected route. However, if a next-hop IP is specified, the default AD is 1.
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When a static route uses only an exit interface, it is considered directly connected and gets AD 0.
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1 is the default AD for static routes with a next-hop IP address.
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Why it's wrong here
5 is the AD for EIGRP summary routes.
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Why it's wrong here
110 is the AD for OSPF.
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