W7L2 - Routing Tables

Question 1

Routing

Answer 1

The decision behind where to forward packet

Question 2

What info does a routing table contain?

Answer 2

A list of network ids
Which gateway to relay frame through ie next hop
Which network interface to use

Question 3

In a routing table, what attribute gives priority?

Answer 3

Longest prefix length

Question 4

What ip is default route defined as?

Answer 4

0.0.0.0/0

Question 5

What does the default route define?

Answer 5

a next hop router that is closer to the internet

Question 6

What is Loopback?

Answer 6

A way of reaching own device.

Used to talk to different apps on the same device.

Question 7

What is the IP range and the typical address of Loopback

Answer 7

Range 127.0.0.0/8

Typical 127.0.0.1

Question 8

0.0.0.0/0

Answer 8

Default gateway