Cisco CCNA (200-301)IP ConnectivityMedium
A network technician configures a static route on a Cisco router to reach the 192.168.10.0/24 network via the next-hop IP address 10.0.0.2. The router already has a directly connected route to 10.0.0.0/24 through its GigabitEthernet0/1 interface. Which type of static route has been configured?
- AFully Specified Static Route
- BFloating Static Route
- CDirectly Connected Static Route
- DRecursive Static Route
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Correct answer: D. Recursive Static Route
This scenario describes a recursive static route. The router must first perform a lookup for the next-hop IP address (10.0.0.2) to determine the outgoing interface before it can forward traffic for the destination network (192.168.10.0/24).
Why the other options are wrong
- A. A fully specified static route includes both the next-hop IP address and the exit interface.
- B. A floating static route is a backup route with a higher administrative distance, which is not the primary characteristic described here.
- C. A directly connected static route specifies only an exit interface, not a next-hop IP address.
Recursive Static Route
A static route configured with only a next-hop IP address, requiring the router to perform an additional lookup to resolve the next-hop IP to an exit interface.
- Only next-hop IP address is specified.
- Router must recursively look up the next-hop IP.
- Common when next-hop is not directly connected.
Memory trick: Static Routes: Direct Next-Hop, Recursive Hop-Search, or Fully Specified Path.