Chapter 32

Routing at the Network Layer

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • How do network devices use routing tables to direct packets to a destination network?

  • What is the function of fields in the routing table of a router?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

default gateway

default route

directly connected network

dynamic routing protocol

loopback interface

remote network

static route

Introduction (32.0)

Halimah is getting a good picture of the network at headquarters and at the other branches. She understands better how these networks are, in fact, just one connected network.

The network layer is where end-to-end ...

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