EIGRP

Static vs Dynamic Routing: What is the Difference?

Static routing means an administrator manually configures fixed routes in a router’s routing table, while dynamic routing means routers automatically discover…

What is Route Summarization?

Route summarization (route aggregation) is the practice of combining multiple contiguous IP subnet routes into a single, shorter-prefix route so that routers a…

What is Administrative Distance?

Administrative distance (AD) is a per-protocol trust rating, typically 0-255, that a router uses to decide which source to believe when it learns a route to th…

Distance-Vector vs Link-State Routing

Distance-vector routing (e.g., RIP) has each router share its entire routing table with only its direct neighbors and pick paths based on hop count or a simple…