Static routing overview
Static routes provide tools for restricting and troubleshooting routed traffic flows and in small networks can provide the simplest and most reliable configuration for IPv6 routing.
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IPv6 network prefix for the route's destination network
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Next-hop gateway, which can be one of the following:
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Either the link-local address and VLAN ID or the VLAN link to the next-hop router
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Global unicast address on the next-hop router
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A "null" interface (the routing switch drops traffic forwarded to the null interface)
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Optionally, a nondefault administrative distance
To enable routing in both directions on a static route, you must configure reciprocal static routes on the routers at both ends of the route.
On a given routing switch you can create one static route or null route to a given destination. Multiple static or null routes to the same destination are not supported.
The routing switches can concurrently support a maximum of 256 IPv6 static routes and 256 IPv4 static routes.
Router "A" |
Router "B" |
Router "C" |
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ipv6 route2620:a::/64 2620:e::55:1 |
ipv6 route2620:a::/64 2620:b::22:1 |
ipv6 route2620:c::/64 2620:b::22:2 |
ipv6 route 2620:b::/642620:e::55:1 |
ipv6 route 2620:c::/64 2620:e::55:2 |
ipv6 route 2620:e::/64 2620:b::22:2 |
Note: Next-hop addresses can be either global unicast or link-local. |