In this comprehensive supplemental tutorial to the Cisco Networking Academy’s CCNP ENCOR v8 Packet Tracer activity 6.2.1 (Configuring IPv4 & IPv6 Static & Default Routes) we will go into great detail on next hop/recursive, directly connected, and fully specified static routing. We discuss the semantics behind “recursive” routing and dive into Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) by looking at the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) and the adjacency table where we see that when CEF is being used (and it is on by default) recursion is not happening. We then wrap up the activity by looking at how to configure floating static routes that will serve as backups and also catch the typo/grading issue with the activity to ensure we max out our score. Hopefully this video will give you a much better understanding of working with static routing! Enjoy!
***This video is an in-depth tutorial and is far more than simply an answer key to the aforementioned Packet Tracer activity. This tutorial is being made to assist my UMGC CMIT-455 learners in their journey through the ENCOR v8 material so, if you are just looking for a shortcut or easy answers for the activity, this is not the video you should watch. However, if you are looking to gain a deeper understanding on inter-VLAN routing configuration and designs, my hope is that this will increase your comprehension and help you to become a better and more effective network engineer. Enjoy!
*This techtorial/Packet Tracer activity is all done running Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) v2.1.1-b19 and Packet Tracer version 7.3.1.0362 (for the Mac) which was just recently released! The MINIMUM version you can use for any of the new CCNAv8 curriculum activities is Packet Tracer v7.3.0! Be sure to leave your feedback and questions below and I hope I have earned the privilege of your time!